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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Her pixie haircut, her irresistibly cheeky attitude behind the gas mask — the photo made its way everywhere, even to her home in Louisiana, to her grandfather’s general store in Gonzalez — the jambalaya capital of the world.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
At its peak in the late 1800s, Ethel was home to nearly 300 residents with a post office, a general store, a train station, a cemetery and a one-room schoolhouse.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
Wander around Merchants Square, where 100-year-old general stores share sidewalks with contemporary boutiques and trendy taprooms.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Stealing a scene later is Will Poulter as a Christie Smith general store manager, styled in head-to-toe green and a swirling shock of hair like a bitchy queen out of Oz.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
At its peak in the late 1800s, Ethel was home to nearly 300 residents with a post office, a general store, a train station, a cemetery and a one-room schoolhouse.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
Wander around Merchants Square, where 100-year-old general stores share sidewalks with contemporary boutiques and trendy taprooms.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Stealing a scene later is Will Poulter as a Christie Smith general store manager, styled in head-to-toe green and a swirling shock of hair like a bitchy queen out of Oz.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
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“General store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20store. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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