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 See all Example Sentences for chain store 

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chain store was in 1901

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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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