Department stores in Japan sell a variety of goods such as clothing, food, desserts, kimonos, makeup, toys, cooking ware, household supplies, handbags, and electronics.

Department stores in America don’t sell as much as a variety of goods compared to Japanese department stores. Some of the items they are known for selling are tools, household appliances, clothes, and makeup. The two chain of department stores I will be comparing are Nordstrom and Mitsukoshi.

Comparing a Japanese department store; Mitsukoshi, to an American department store; Nordstrom. A difference between Mitsukoshi and Nordstrom is that Mitsukoshi, and many other Japanese department stores tend to target all age groups when it comes to sales, while Nordstrom tends to target