chain store

noun

Definition of chain storenext
as in department store

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Recent Examples of chain store Other chain stores have recently announced closures, including Walgreens, which shut stores in Aurora and Denver in 2024. — Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2025 Among students shopping in-store, 60 percent plan to shop at mass merchants, and 52 percent plan to visit department/chain stores, followed by 51 percent who expect to shop at off-price stores and specialty shops (47 percent). — Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 25 July 2024 Dana Taylor: Art resembling that created by Indigenous people has shown up in chain stores like Urban Outfitters and online retailers such as Amazon. — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025 If the thought of throngs of shoppers in crowded high street chain stores fills you with horror, there is another side to London Christmas shopping. — Michele Robson, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for chain store
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chain store
  1. department store
  2. thrift shop
  3. variety store
  4. dime store
  5. exchange
Noun
  • Clearly, Bergdorf is upping its game this Spring as the stunning new Printemps department store opening on Wall Street gives everyone a run for their money.
    — Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • In addition to Harrods, the brand has linked with Istanbul department store Beymen, recently hosting a lunch with premium clients attended by Rachid, as well as Berlin’s multibrand fashion mecca Lou & the Finches, which opened an apartment-style pop-up to showcase the Retori collection.
    — Martino Carrera, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of department store
Noun
  • Get your creative fix at the Palm Springs Art Museum or head to one of many thrift shops for some trendy retail therapy.
    — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
  • It is said to not judge a book by its cover and staff at a thrift shop in Casper, Wyoming, can attest to that saying.
    — Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
Definition of thrift shop
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of variety store
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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
  • 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
Definition of dime store
Noun
  • Their initial exchange in Episode 3 created a sense of trust between the characters.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The proposal from Witkoff last week would have secured the release of a handful of living hostages held by Hamas in exchange for the extension of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, CNN has reported.
    — Ibrahim Dahman, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of exchange

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