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Gwynn’s isn’t a department store. It is a clothing store that basically just sells high-end stuff. They call it a department store but it is just clothing, cosmetics and high-end gifts and accessories.
It's still basically part of greater Charleston. That said, few small cities have had true downtown department stores since the 1980s when the suburban shopping mall boom had moved them all out of town. You have to go overseas to truly get this atmosphere unfortunately.
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware has had Carlton's for many decades now, often billed itself as a "department store", and isn't very large compared to your typical department store and lacks the big variety of departments, but has that "main street independent" feel. I just consider it a general clothing store.
Ocean City, Maryland once had Edward's right in the middle of its famed Boardwalk for several decades until about a decade ago (where the Quiet Storm surf shop is today to the right of its Arch), and that always felt much more like a typical department store compared to Carlton's with three levels and a bigger variety of departments, including a toy department. It originated as a five and dime, so it was more in the vein of a Woolworth's than a Sears/Macy's.
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If you're counting small, "stand-alone" cities within a larger metro area (which I think is ridiculous to do BTW) then Beverly Hills takes the cake. It has a population of only about 34,000 yet with multiple high-end department stores and boutiques.
Alright, we can take out independent cities in bigger metros. So, let’s limit this to cities under 100k in mid sized/smaller metros, for the sake of the thread.
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