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All the while very purposefully thrusting himself into the conversation — which is sort of like someone stripping naked, standing in a department store window, then asking why everyone is staring.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025 -
Photo: Hedrich Blessing Collection/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images The National Historic Landmark was built for Lillian and Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr., patrons of modern architecture and department store owners.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2025
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Estate sales, thrift shops, online marketplaces, and discount stores can be sources of hidden gems at bargain prices.—
Mike Irvine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Apr. 2025
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Consider this your checklist when shopping at Grandma’s house or the local thrift shop.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the giant Tower Records on 66th Street and Broadway was as close to a formal meeting place for gay men as a chain store could get.—
Mark Harris,
Vulture,
9 Apr. 2025
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Stores in Democratic or Republican Counties in America Each chain store’s red/blue distribution.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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My favorite stop on the tour was a variety store called Lee Avenue Photo—specifically, the toy section.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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Going back in time, most Minnesota small towns shared similarities, including schools, drug stores, variety stores, cafes, churches, hardware stores, bars, baseball fields, gas stations, volunteer fire departments, American Legions and local newspapers.—
Tom Redman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Soon afterward, cheap paperback classics could be found everywhere from newsstands to dime stores.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Salem, circa 1955: Before the opening of Walmart, many small-town main streets were home to a Ben Franklin dime store, one of which was under the franchise that gave Sam Walton his start in Newport, 1945.—
Ray Hanley,
arkansasonline.com,
4 Oct. 2024
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Grocery stores now stock around 30,000 different items, Walmart sells 120,000 goods at its superstores and Amazon’s online catalog contains millions of products.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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Seven & i announced major changes, including board director Stephen Dacus taking over as chief executive officer, the sale of its superstore business for $5.4 billion, a share buyback program, and a listing of its U.S. business.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Crawford must have had other enemies, and so maybe one of them with massive financial resources approached Delia to kill him in exchange for ensuring that her family would be set for life.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
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The multilateral deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), won the backing of major powers, setting strict limits for Iranian nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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“Big box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20box. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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