general store
noun
: a retail store located usually in a small or rural community that carries a wide variety of goods including groceries but is not divided into departments
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There are numerous quick-service restaurants as well as general stores that sell groceries and grab-and-go items like sandwiches in the park.
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Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
There’s also a general store at the park’s south entrance selling hot and cold foods that include burgers, wraps, salads, sandwiches, and ice cream as well as water and other accessories like sunscreen, t-shirts, and paddling and swimming supplies.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2024
In the 1920s, Sada and her husband owned a combination trading post, general store, cafe and hotel in Boquillas, Texas, near the Rio Grande, known as Chata's Store or Chata's Place.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 8 July 2024
Vessel joins Little Wing, a cafe and general store that opened in the hotel this summer.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2024
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Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
There’s also a general store at the park’s south entrance selling hot and cold foods that include burgers, wraps, salads, sandwiches, and ice cream as well as water and other accessories like sunscreen, t-shirts, and paddling and swimming supplies.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2024
In the 1920s, Sada and her husband owned a combination trading post, general store, cafe and hotel in Boquillas, Texas, near the Rio Grande, known as Chata's Store or Chata's Place.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 8 July 2024
Vessel joins Little Wing, a cafe and general store that opened in the hotel this summer.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2024
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“General store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20store. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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