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Recent Examples of chain store
So let others chase chain stores and shelf facings.
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Joel Goldstein, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
More of the most destructive weapons come from independent gun dealers versus large chain stores – 16 times as many assault-style weapons and 60 times as many sniper rifles.
—Sean Campbell, The Conversation, 28 May 2025
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
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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Joel Goldstein, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
More of the most destructive weapons come from independent gun dealers versus large chain stores – 16 times as many assault-style weapons and 60 times as many sniper rifles.
—Sean Campbell, The Conversation, 28 May 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chain store
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Among others, in the period new stores opened in Hyundai Jungdong department store in South Korea; at the Paragon shopping center in Singapore; in Manila, Ibiza, and at the Venice Airport.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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The department store operator blew past earnings expectations from Wall Street for its second quarter, also raising its full-year outlook.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Driving by a thrift shop that looks intriguing on your way home from lunch?—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 July 2025
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Shimokitazawa is a grungy counter-culture neighborhood in western Tokyo famed for its live music scene and boho thrift shops.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
6 July 2025
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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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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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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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The Department of Justice has quietly walked back aggressive prosecutions, signalling that builders of non-custodial protocols aren’t the same as operators of centralized exchanges.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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During the trial, after Cardi took the stand to deliver her testimony, several of her impassioned exchanges with the plaintiff's lawyer, Ron Rosen Janfaza, went viral due to her unfiltered, expletive-laced responses and animated expressions, including eye rolls and shrugs.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Chain store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20store. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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