Departments vs Projects

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Hi All.  We are just in the beginning stages of setting up our retail business in Sage 50CA and trying to decide if we should use Departments or Projects for our 7 separate retail stores.  Our balance sheet would, ideally, be for all locations totaled together but separate income statements for each location.  We would also need to be able to allocate payroll by location.  Any advice or feedback on whether we should use departments or divisions would be greatly appreciated.