convenience store

noun

Updated on: 14 Apr 2018

Definition of convenience store

: a small often franchised market that is open long hours

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Recent Examples of convenience store from the Web

Federal authorities say an Eastern Shore man went on a multi-state ATM theft spree, stealing cars and crashing into convenience stores, then tying ropes or chains to the cash machines and dragging them out.

— justin fenton, baltimoresun.com, "Eastern Shore husband and wife charged with crashing into stores, dragging ATMs in multi-state heist spree," 5 Apr. 2018
Federal authorities say an Eastern Shore man went on a multistate ATM theft spree, stealing cars and crashing into convenience stores, then tying ropes or chains to the cash machines and dragging them out.

— Washington Post, "Local Digest: Man accused of ATM thefts in three states," 5 Apr. 2018
Northern Kentucky convenience stores, service stations, truck stops and marinas will be more economically competitive with surrounding regions, Moore said.

— chris mayhew, Cincinnati.com, "Prices will drop: Reformulated gas a thing of the past for NKY," 4 Apr. 2018
They are sold in convenience stores, gas stations, drug paraphernalia shops, novelty stores and even online.

— jacqueline howard and marlena baldacci, CNN, "Fake weed hospitalizations grow to 70, two fatalities," 3 Apr. 2018
The development would include a gas station, 24-hour convenience store, a Dunkin' Donuts and a car wash.

— judy pochel, Aurora Beacon-News, "Concerns raised about plans for 24-hour gas station in Montgomery," 19 Mar. 2018
On a February morning in Mingo County, miners coming off the overnight shift streamed into a small gas station convenience store, wearing their old Massey Energy jackets.

— tim loh, Bloomberg.com, "The Ex-Con Coal Baron Running for Senate in West Virginia," 19 Mar. 2018
Peet’s distribution system is a regional one that doesn’t cover certain retailers such as convenience stores, popular stops for consumers who don’t want to wait in line at larger stores.

— julie jargon, WSJ, "The Secretive Company That Pours America’s Coffee," 7 Mar. 2018
As for Toyota Field, the retail businesses nearby are a pair of convenience stores which do not, with all due respect to Chevron and Valero, offer five-star dining.

— roy bragg, San Antonio Express-News, "SA arenas aren’t the Field of Dreams," 6 Mar. 2018

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