BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Department
- a section of an organization, usually centered on a specialized function, under the responsibility of a head of department or team leader
Wiktionary Definition for: Department
- #A part, portion, or subdivision.
- #A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like; appointed sphere or walk; province.
- Ex:*Superior to Pope in Pope's own peculiar '''department''' of literature. ''Macaulay''.
- #Subdivision of business or official duty; especially, one of the principal divisions of executive government; as, the treasury department; the war department; also, in a university, one of the divisions of instructions; as, the medical department; the department of physics.
- #A territorial division; a district; esp., in France, one of the districts composed of several arrondissements into which the country is divided for governmental purposes; as, the Department of the Loire.
- #A military subdivision of a country; as, the Department of the Potomac.
- #(''Obsolete'') Act of departing; departure.
- Ex:*Sudden departments from one extreme to another. ''Wotton''.
Additional Resources
- Federated converting 330 locations.(Federated Department Stores Inc., May Department Stores Co.)(Brief Article)
- Federated Department Stores, Inc. plans to add about 330 Macy's locations nationwide in 2006 as it converts regional department store nameplates to be acquired through its merger with The May Department Stores Company. A decision regarding th Federated...
- Research articles 2005-08-08
- May Dept. Stores buys two units in Ohio. (Retail briefs).(May Department Stores Co. to acquire Marshall Field's department stores from Target Corp.)(Brief Article)
- May Department Stores has signed an agreement to acquire two Marshall Field's department store locations in Columbus, OH, from Target Corp. They will become Kaufman's department stores. The two ... May Department Stores has signed an agreement to acquire...
- Research articles 2003-02-10
- Analysis of Federated Department Stores Inc.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-22 January 2007-bellwetherreport.com: Analysis of Federated Department Stores IncC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:22012007 Analysis of Federated Department Stores Inc (NYSE:FD) Federated Department Stores' crusade to unite the US department store industry continued with its acquisition of rival May...
- Research articles 2007-01-22
- Department stores get ratings reprieve.(stocks of J.C.Penney Company Inc., Federated Department Stores Inc., May Department Stores Co.)(Brief Article)
- Expecting that a first-quarter rally in retail stocks will follow a weak holiday season, Merrill Lynch analyst Daniel Barry has raised his rating on three major department store players, J.C. Penney, Federated and May Department Stores. Barry Expecting...
- Research articles 2001-12-24
- Treasury Department studies insurer finances, regulation.
- Treasury Department Studies Insurer Finances, Regulation WASHINGTON--The Treasury Department has launched a study of the financial condition and oversight of the insurance industry. The department, which had been asked by Senate Banking Committee Treasury Department Studies Insurer Finances, Regulation ...
- Research articles 1991-02-04
- Analyst: federated deal creates grant in non-growth business.(Federated Department Stores Inc. acquires May Department Stores Co's regional department stores )
- Federated Department Stores Inc. will have 730 Macy's stores when its $17 billion acquisition of May Co.'s regional department stores is complete. Only, according to one retail analyst, that growth will come in a part of the retail business that h Federated Department...
- Research articles 2005-08-15
- Dep't stores qtr. results a mixed bag. (department stores sales in first quarter 1997)
- Some department stores, including Federated Department Stores Inc. and Nordstrom Inc., surpassed sales forecasts for 1st qtr 1997. However, May Department Stores Co. and J.C. Penney Co. Inc. reported lower sales figures. Nordstrom credits improved merchanSome department stores, including Federated Department Stores Inc. and Nordstrom Inc., surpassed sales forecasts for...
- Research articles 1997-05-19
- Detroit CPA goes to Washington to fix education finances.(Jack Martin takes job at U.S. Department of Education)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
- Detroit CPA Jack Martin expects to play a key role in putting the U.S. Department of Education back on solid financial ground in his newly assumed role as the department's CFO. Martin, 60, was sworn into office Feb. 28 by a department clerk. He ...
- Research articles 2002-03-25
- May's Payless spinoff lauded by vendors. (May Department Stores Co.; Payless ShoeSource Inc.)(includes related article about Payless' president Maxine Clark, who is stepping down)
- May Department Stores Co will spin off its Payless ShoeSource Inc operation in May 1996. The move, which will result in the closing of 450 Payless stores, will allow May Department Stores to concentrate on its department store business. Shoe vendors applaMay Department Stores Co will spin off its Payless...
- Research articles 1996-01-22
- The Department of Defense recently sent a letter to the Department of Commerce urging that severe restrictions be placed on the use of ultra-wideband devices in the military and global positioning system bands.
- The Department of Defense recently sent a letter to the Department of Commerce urging that severe restrictions be placed on the use of ultra-wideband devices in the military and global positioning system bands. Additionally, the Defense Department The Department of Defense recently sent...
- Research articles 2001-10-15
- Shifting role for the Department of Energy.
- The Department of Energy DOE is bound to acquire greater openness and responsiveness within the department. Energy Sec. Hazel R. O'Leary commissioned an internal study of the DOE that focused on the shifting mission of the department and its laboratorieThe Department of Energy DOE is bound to acquire greater openness...
- Research articles 1994-06-01
- In a swamp; DEP Secretary Virginia Wetherell is doing her best to keep her head above water. The question is, will the snakes bite soon? (Department of Environmental Regulation) (Viewpoint)
- No one in Tallahassee is envying Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Virginia Wetherell these days. Merging the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Environmental Regulation into one 4,000-employee agency was never consideNo one in Tallahassee is envying Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Virginia Wetherell...
- Research articles 1994-02-01
- Justice Department opens prison abuse inquiry into contractor
- WASHINGTON AFP ? The US Justice Department said it has started a criminal investigation into the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by a civilian contractor. The Defense Department refered the case to the Justice Department Thursday, department spokesman Mark Corallo said in a statement. "Yesterday, the Department of Justice...
- Research articles 2004-05-21
- Federated expected to up the bid for Woodies stores; May/Penney's bid is currently $58 million higher.(Federated Department Stores Inc., Woodward & Lothrop, May Department Stores Co., J.C. Penney Co.)
- Federated Department Stores and May Department Stores Co./J.C. Penney Co. are competing to acquire the bankrupt Woodward & Lothrop Inc (W&L), operator of 29 department stores, 3 W&L furniture stores and one John Wanamaker furniture store. Federated offered $568 million for 11 W&L stores to be converted into Macy's and...
- Research articles 1995-08-01
- Federated Department Stores Inc is Added to the Bellwether Watch list.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-8 February 2007-bellwetherreport.com: Federated Department Stores Inc is Added to the Bellwether Watch listC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08022007 Federated Department Stores Inc (NYSE:FD) is Added to the Bellwether Watch list Federated Department Stores' crusade to unite the...
- Research articles 2007-02-08
- Bellwether Report.com Looks Under the Microscope at Federated Department Stores Inc.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-10 August 2006-bellwetherreport.com: Bellwether Report.com Looks Under the Microscope at Federated Department Stores Inc.C1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10082006 The Bellwether Report Takes Notice of Federated Department Stores Inc. (NYSE:FD) Federated Department Stores' crusade to unite the US...
- Research articles 2006-08-10
- Analysis of Federated Department Stores Inc.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-11 December 2006-Blue Chip News: Analysis of Federated Department Stores Inc.C1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11122006 Federated Department Stores' (NYSE:FD) crusade to unite the US department store industry continued with its acquisition of rival May Department Stores (Marshall Field's) in 2005....
- Research articles 2006-12-11
- Fundamental Review for Federated Department Stores Inc.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-1 December 2006-Blue Chip News: Fundamental Review for Federated Department Stores Inc.C1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01122006 Federated Department Stores' (NYSE:FD) crusade to unite the US department store industry continued with its acquisition of rival May Department Stores (Marshall Field's) in...
- Research articles 2006-12-01
- Lou Ureneck.(chairman of Boston University's Department of Journalism)(Brief article)
- Lou Ureneck is acting chairman of Boston University's Department of Journalism. He writes: "I was elected chairman ad interim of the Department of Journalism by the journalism faculty last week. I'm looking forward to leading the department th Lou Ureneck is acting chairman of...
- Research articles 2006-06-22
- Major merger roils retail.(News)(merger of Federated Department Stores Inc. and May Department Stores Co.)(Brief Article)
- Byline: elisabeth butler News of the proposed marriage between Federated Department Stores Inc. and The May Department Stores Co. sent shock waves through the New York retail community and raised a slew of questions for the companies' employees. Byline: elisabeth butler...
- Research articles 2005-03-07
