Thesaurus results for VARIETY STORE

variety store

noun

as in department store

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Recent Examples of variety store The prominent corner store has seen a succession of uses over the years: it’s been a variety store (the G.C. Murphy five-and-dime shop), a dollar store, an antique mall and, most recently, a restaurant called the Five and Dime Ale House, which closed last year. —

Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024 Discount department stores remained the most popular destination for shoppers, followed by Dollar/variety stores, apparel, footwear, and accessory retailers. —

Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023 Two men have been arrested in connection to the beating death of a man at a variety store in Phoenix, authorities said. —

Louis Casiano, Fox News, 13 Oct. 2023 On a piece of notebook paper, Robinson-Goodnight recently jotted down in bright-blue ink the web of businesses that her family has lost over the years — a variety store, a coffee shop, a bar. —

Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 20 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for variety store

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Olivia Heller/The Hustle Because most malls relied on these anchor tenants to draw customers, the rise of big box stores as a replacement for the department stores meant the malls — and the specialty retailers inside them — faced financial problems of their own.

Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 6 Dec. 2024
Plus, the shape of a typical mall and department store almost always requires a complete teardown to bring in housing.

Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024