variety store
noun
: a retail store that carries a wide variety of merchandise especially of low unit value
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Signs posted at the discount variety store call attention to the penny shortage and urge customers to pay with exact change.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
Follow one of the Hallmark Movie Itineraries from Visit Buffalo to have your own main character moments at spots like a nearly century-old variety store Vidler’s 5 & 10 and Elm Street Bakery.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 2 Dec. 2025
For those that live in the neighborhood, offerings at the Metropolitan Bar and Kitchen’s variety store are convenient for those looking to stop in for pizza and beer, wine and other items.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Discount stores remain the most popular type of retailer for 62 percent of back-to-school shoppers, followed by Amazon, 56 percent, and dollar and variety stores, 42 percent.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 23 July 2025
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
Follow one of the Hallmark Movie Itineraries from Visit Buffalo to have your own main character moments at spots like a nearly century-old variety store Vidler’s 5 & 10 and Elm Street Bakery.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 2 Dec. 2025
For those that live in the neighborhood, offerings at the Metropolitan Bar and Kitchen’s variety store are convenient for those looking to stop in for pizza and beer, wine and other items.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Discount stores remain the most popular type of retailer for 62 percent of back-to-school shoppers, followed by Amazon, 56 percent, and dollar and variety stores, 42 percent.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for variety store
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“Variety store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variety%20store. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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