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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The project known as the Terminal Island Japanese American Tuna Street Buildings aims to preserve the vacant buildings and possibly use them for a cultural center or a general store as there was in the 1940s.
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Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 8 May 2025
But a hostile encounter in the town’s general store reveals Lucas to be a kid who will lash out when challenged.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 May 2025
Stay here for quaint hotels, inventive restaurants, and a general store—not to mention Wrangell-St. Elias’ signature seclusion.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
Hit the hay at a hotel in town, then stock up on road-trip snacks at the general store for the next leg of your drive.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025
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Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 8 May 2025
But a hostile encounter in the town’s general store reveals Lucas to be a kid who will lash out when challenged.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 May 2025
Stay here for quaint hotels, inventive restaurants, and a general store—not to mention Wrangell-St. Elias’ signature seclusion.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
Hit the hay at a hotel in town, then stock up on road-trip snacks at the general store for the next leg of your drive.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025
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“General store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20store. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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