chain store
noun
: one of numerous usually retail stores having the same ownership and selling the same lines of goods
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The economic blackout which aims to hurt large corporations by telling consumers not to spend money at major retailers and chain stores is an action that may end up hurting small businesses, the backbone of America.
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Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Consciously or not, Orsolya has played an active role in such urban growth; her job is to evict people from the lots that have been gobbled up by the government and/or greedy real estate developers who want to turn them into condos, chain stores, and luxury hotels.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2025
The Challenges of a Changing World As the decades passed and the world around Ted’s grocery store began to shift, the rise of supermarkets and chain stores threatened small, independent grocers.
—Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
The number of wholesale food distributors that served their grocery in the 1990s has diminished from seven in the region to one in Grand Rapids, owned by Spartan Foods, which owns and operates two Family Fare chain stores in Benzie County and 79 other grocery stores in Michigan.
—Keith Schneider, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Consciously or not, Orsolya has played an active role in such urban growth; her job is to evict people from the lots that have been gobbled up by the government and/or greedy real estate developers who want to turn them into condos, chain stores, and luxury hotels.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2025
The Challenges of a Changing World As the decades passed and the world around Ted’s grocery store began to shift, the rise of supermarkets and chain stores threatened small, independent grocers.
—Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
The number of wholesale food distributors that served their grocery in the 1990s has diminished from seven in the region to one in Grand Rapids, owned by Spartan Foods, which owns and operates two Family Fare chain stores in Benzie County and 79 other grocery stores in Michigan.
—Keith Schneider, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Chain store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chain%20store. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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