convenience store

noun

|Updated on: 17 Aug 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

The gas station will have eight pumps, 16 fuel stations and a convenience store, according to county documents.

— austen erblat, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Cumberland Farms coming to unincorporated Lake Worth," 6 July 2018
The gas station and convenience store were built in 2015, with the car wash added last year.

— mike nolan, Daily Southtown, "Annexation hearing scheduled for gas station that wants 24/7 gambling," 4 July 2018
The physical space was created by merging four different businesses together, including a bait shop and a convenience store.

— shaun goodwin, kansascity, "She beat back bullies at age 12, and now she's a businesswoman at 15," 26 June 2018
They are sold both on the street and in places like gas stations and convenience stores in small packets under the brand name Blue Giant, K2, Spice, and other labels.

— robert mccoppin, chicagotribune.com, "More people sickened by synthetic marijuana believed to be tainted with rat poison," 25 June 2018
It's got rocky landscapes, National Park-worthy canyons, and a general appearance that resembles Arizona stripped of vegetation and convenience stores.

— NBC News, "Here's the scientific explanation for that 'alien spaceship' on Mars," 23 June 2018
Price said businesses such as nearby gas stations and convenience stores see more customers due to the event.

— lauren castle, azcentral, "Cave Creek cancels popular fireworks show over wildfire concerns; business leaders furious," 18 June 2018
Among the almost 30 locations in Atlanta, chicken fans can find KKC at multiple Exxon gas stations and Circle K convenience stores.

— sabrina ford, USA TODAY, "Krispy Krunchy Chicken: Fried franchise wins taste buds one fill-up at a time," 15 June 2018
Specialty fuel producer VP Racing Fuels is the latest to announce plans to open retail gas and convenience stores in Mexico.

— rye druzin, Houston Chronicle, "San Antonio racing fuel maker opening retail shops in Mexico," 11 June 2018

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