Q.A single large retail establishment under one roof and one overall management, internally divided into several independent departments such as clothing, footwear and groceries, is called a:
(A) Chain Store
(B) Departmental Store
(C) Consumer Co-operative Store
(D) Mail-Order House

ONE building with many internal departments, under one management, is a departmental store — not to be confused with many separate branches under one owner.

A Departmental Store is a single, large retail establishment housed under one roof and one overall management, but internally divided into a number of separate departments, each run almost like an independent shop, while sharing common facilities. This offers customers genuine one-stop shopping across a very wide, otherwise unrelated, variety of goods.

Option-by-option analysis:

• (A) Incorrect — a Chain Store is MANY separate, standardised branches spread across different places, not one building divided into departments.
• (B) Correct — this exactly describes a Departmental Store. …