---Emily Siazon  wrote:

Andrew Dynon wrote:

Firstly, a few questions:

2. Do Japanese department stores follow a set structure (i.e. are

certain

types of goods always on a certain floor)? If so, which products

are on

which floors?

I don't think they follow a set structure. However, food and wine is
often located in the basement.

Living in Japan, I can tell you that she's right.  Just for the sake
of clarity, we'll take a comparitve study of two department stores in
Yokosuka (where I live), Daiei and Marui:

FLOOR               Daiei           Marui
--------------------------------------------------
Ground              Supermarket     Stationary
                    Toiletries
Second              Watches and     Purfumes and
                    Accessories     Toiletries
Third               Gifts and       Women's
                    Seasonal        Apparel
Fourth              Women's         Women's
                    Apparel         Apparel
Fifth               Men's and       Women's Formal
                    Children's      Women's App
Sixth               Electronics,    Gifts and 
                    Toys, CDs,      Seasonal
                    Furniture,
                    Sporting Goods       
Seventh             Arcade, Movies, Men's and
                    and Photo Shop  Children's
Eighth                              Electronics
                                    and Watches
Ninth                               Restraunt


Note that these layouts do not correspond to the other Daieis that
I've seen (Yokosuka, Ginza, Kagoshima) or Maruis (Futenma, Ginza,
Kamakura).                      

Hope this helps.
===
--Rob, Ashita, whatever
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