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 campground information booth, near the general store, is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Thursday, April 13, through Sunday, April 16.
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Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
In September 2023, a fire at the Dip Net Restaurant destroyed it and two of her other waterfront businesses: the general store and an art gallery, where works by N.C. Wyeth and Jamie Wyeth were lost.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Just make sure to stop by Narrowsburg Proper general store for snacks and sundries before your outing.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2024
The middle of the building could include space for St. Luke’s Health System while the southeastern side, along 10th Street, could include a lobby, general store, salon and coffee shop.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2024
At the time, there were eight or nine Amish families in the valley as well as a general store.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2024
The town was home to copper shops, a stove factory, three blacksmiths, a rye whisky distillery, a cheese factory, dry goods and general stores, and a wagon and carriage manufacturer.
—Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2024
My paternal grandfather owned a farm, general store and wine vineyard.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
Visit the general store for souvenirs, snacks, conversation, and a cold beer.
—Stacey Leasca, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2024
Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
In September 2023, a fire at the Dip Net Restaurant destroyed it and two of her other waterfront businesses: the general store and an art gallery, where works by N.C. Wyeth and Jamie Wyeth were lost.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Just make sure to stop by Narrowsburg Proper general store for snacks and sundries before your outing.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2024
The middle of the building could include space for St. Luke’s Health System while the southeastern side, along 10th Street, could include a lobby, general store, salon and coffee shop.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2024
At the time, there were eight or nine Amish families in the valley as well as a general store.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2024
The town was home to copper shops, a stove factory, three blacksmiths, a rye whisky distillery, a cheese factory, dry goods and general stores, and a wagon and carriage manufacturer.
—Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2024
My paternal grandfather owned a farm, general store and wine vineyard.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
Visit the general store for souvenirs, snacks, conversation, and a cold beer.
—Stacey Leasca, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2024
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“General store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20store. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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