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Recent Examples of chain store
The road behind the chain store will be blocked off to include a vinyl pop-up record store, photo booth, friendship bracelets, glitter sprinkles on Starbucks cold foam drinks and more.
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Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
To use digital coupons at Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions chain stores, shoppers can instead head to the 41 stores in San Diego County that are outside of San Diego city limits.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2025
Even as chain stores have squeezed out small, local businesses, Ted’s Clothiers has grown.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
The artwork — a graphic close-up shot of a tiny American flag bikini on a woman’s pelvic area — was considered so distasteful by some that chain stores like Walmart and Kmart banned it at the time.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
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Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
To use digital coupons at Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions chain stores, shoppers can instead head to the 41 stores in San Diego County that are outside of San Diego city limits.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2025
Even as chain stores have squeezed out small, local businesses, Ted’s Clothiers has grown.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
The artwork — a graphic close-up shot of a tiny American flag bikini on a woman’s pelvic area — was considered so distasteful by some that chain stores like Walmart and Kmart banned it at the time.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chain store
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Shoppers Stop, a popular department store in India, pointed to poor air quality as a factor behind flat sales and falling earnings in late 2025, according to Lou Del Bello, Bloomberg’s energy and commodities editor.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Her disappearance came less than six months after the high-profile abduction in the same town of 6-year-old Adam Walsh from the Sears department store at the Hollywood Mall.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Jan. 2026
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In fact, there are a few particularly valuable pieces of furniture that experienced vintage sellers and antique experts always keep an eye out for at the thrift shop.—
Heather Bien,
Martha Stewart,
12 Jan. 2026
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After Long Weekends Another good time of year to visit the thrift shop is right after a long weekend, no matter the time of year.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2025
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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.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2026
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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
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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 House Oversight Committee’s first hearing on the Minnesota fraud scandal was complete with lawmakers pointing fingers and exchanging barbs in heated exchanges.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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His son looks just as focused, especially after the two exchange words.—
Mirin Fader,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Chain store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20store. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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