general store
noun
: a retail store located usually in a small or rural community that carries a wide variety of goods including groceries but is not divided into departments
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One of my favorite rentals is the Honeycrisp Cottage located 10 minutes north of the general store.
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Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Its timeworn streets give way to boutiques, a general store, and even a restaurant housed in an old cotton gin.
—Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
The general store is again operational.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
Just downstream from the extra-lush confluence of Oak Creek and Munds Canyon sits Indian Gardens, a midcentury general store turned cafe and shop.
—New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
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Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Its timeworn streets give way to boutiques, a general store, and even a restaurant housed in an old cotton gin.
—Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
The general store is again operational.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
Just downstream from the extra-lush confluence of Oak Creek and Munds Canyon sits Indian Gardens, a midcentury general store turned cafe and shop.
—New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
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“General store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20store. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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