# Design a star schema for retail sales

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Domain: Data Modeling · Difficulty: medium

## Problem

Design a star schema for retail sales. Create a central fact_sales table surrounded by dim_date, dim_product, and dim_store dimension tables. The fact table should reference all dimensions via foreign keys.

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