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chain store
noun
: one of numerous usually retail stores having the same ownership and selling the same lines of goods
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While some American chain stores rely on sameness to satisfy customers, Trader Joe’s has leaned in the other direction.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Brown’s inspiration is not just from memories of his youth at the chain store, but contemporary efforts like Jack White’s Third Man Records.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
All around it are thriving chain stores attracting steady streams of customers in sectors where the former box-store chain was once a major player: Marshalls, Hobby Lobby, PetSmart and Dollar Tree.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
These include local pharmacies, pharmacies in hospitals or clinics, or chain stores like Walgreens and CVS.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 15 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1901, in the meaning defined above
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“Chain store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chain%20store. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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chain store
noun
: any of a number of stores under the same ownership selling the same lines of goods
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