mom-and-pop
adjective
1
: being or relating to a small owner-operated business
a mom-and-pop grocery
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Downtown and historic Market Square is home to mom-and-pop shops, a fantastic farmer’s market, and year-round events.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 12 July 2024
The expansion of e-commerce has brought greater opportunities for many brands but has also squeezed traditional mom-and-pop stores that may have been the local go-to shoe stores just a decade ago.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 10 July 2024
Homeowners, of course, should have leeway to make money off Airbnb or Vrbo, though many vacation rentals are no longer mom-and-pop operations but run by large companies.
—Miami Herald Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2024
The law, introduced by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino), will not apply to sales to active and retired police officers and law enforcement agencies, nor to sales by mom-and-pop vendors who reported less than $5,000 in sales in the quarter when the purchase was made.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 12 July 2024
The expansion of e-commerce has brought greater opportunities for many brands but has also squeezed traditional mom-and-pop stores that may have been the local go-to shoe stores just a decade ago.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 10 July 2024
Homeowners, of course, should have leeway to make money off Airbnb or Vrbo, though many vacation rentals are no longer mom-and-pop operations but run by large companies.
—Miami Herald Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2024
The law, introduced by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino), will not apply to sales to active and retired police officers and law enforcement agencies, nor to sales by mom-and-pop vendors who reported less than $5,000 in sales in the quarter when the purchase was made.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
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“Mom-and-pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mom-and-pop. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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