as in department store
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Recent Examples of chain store
The first company that announced was Tractor Supply, a 2250 chain store that sells farm supplies, pet and animal feed and supplies among other items.
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Doug Melville, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Doug Melville, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for chain store
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chain store
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The department store group has just unveiled ‘The Heritage’, which the retailer hopes will become the capital’s go-to spot for all things culture, with a big dose of shopping, most of it luxury, as part of the attraction for visitors.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The brand entered the South Korean market seven years ago with the creation of a direct subsidiary, and now has five department store doors.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Maybe some plates and cutlery could go to a thrift shop, and some furniture.—
Colm Tóibín,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
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Pegasus Creative Reuse is part thrift shop, part art supply store and part scavenger hunt.—
Tasha Tsiaperas,
Axios,
13 Feb. 2025
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Going back in time, most Minnesota small towns shared similarities, including schools, drug stores, variety stores, cafes, churches, hardware stores, bars, baseball fields, gas stations, volunteer fire departments, American Legions and local newspapers.—
Tom Redman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Here are just some of the everyday items that would be affected if duties on goods from China, Canada and Mexico take effect. Miami, Five Below, discount variety store merchandise.—
Melissa Repko,Gabrielle Fonrouge,Michael Wayland,Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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Salem, circa 1955: Before the opening of Walmart, many small-town main streets were home to a Ben Franklin dime store, one of which was under the franchise that gave Sam Walton his start in Newport, 1945.—
Ray Hanley,
arkansasonline.com,
4 Oct. 2024
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Werewolf Lawyer has its own distinct look, a pulp paperback straight from the golden age of dime store novels done by Ian Klarer.—
Jef Rouner,
Chron,
14 Sep. 2024
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Quantum communication is the actual exchange of information over these networks.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The following year, she was traded to Orlando Pride in exchange for midfielder Sam Witteman.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Chain store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20store. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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