variety store

noun

: a retail store that carries a wide variety of merchandise especially of low unit value

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By the late 1990s, both Woolworth and McCrory’s landed in bankruptcy court after variety stores fell out of favor. Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 Dollar Tree is a leading operator of discount variety stores. Trefis Team, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024 This variety stores well Gala: Aug. 20 Gala's have a soft bite over a mellow sweetness. Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2024 Pop Art Pop Mart began in 2010 as a variety store in Beijing, when founder and CEO Wang Ning was a college student. Jasmine Li, Fortune, 18 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for variety store 

Word History

First Known Use

1768, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of variety store was in 1768

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“Variety store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variety%20store. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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variety store

noun
: a retail store carrying a variety of goods

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