mom-and-pop
adjective
1
: being or relating to a small owner-operated business
a mom-and-pop grocery
2
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The home renovation industry has already swallowed price increases and made supply-chain shifts where possible, professionals say, and higher prices will now hit consumers, likely slowing growth in a part of the economy that’s made up of lots of small, even mom-and-pop, businesses.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Locals see Say Cheese as an example of the mom-and-pop stores that make Silver Lake special.
—Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
The cost of beef is volatile, and Henkes said that these value steakhouse chains have an advantage over mom-and-pop shops because their corporate procurement offices negotiate food costs in advance.
—Ryan Baker, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
What began as a humble mom-and-pop grocer and butcher shop a century ago is now a well-greased sausage factory, selling its products to big-name distributors such as Shamrock Foods, US Foods and Sysco, which get them to major sporting venues such as Ball Arena and Coors Field.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Locals see Say Cheese as an example of the mom-and-pop stores that make Silver Lake special.
—Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
The cost of beef is volatile, and Henkes said that these value steakhouse chains have an advantage over mom-and-pop shops because their corporate procurement offices negotiate food costs in advance.
—Ryan Baker, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
What began as a humble mom-and-pop grocer and butcher shop a century ago is now a well-greased sausage factory, selling its products to big-name distributors such as Shamrock Foods, US Foods and Sysco, which get them to major sporting venues such as Ball Arena and Coors Field.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Mom-and-pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mom-and-pop. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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