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Recent Examples of chain store
In the past, Starbucks has distinguished itself from other chain stores by offering benefits atypical for hourly workers, including health benefits for part-time employees and free college tuition via a partnership with Arizona State University.
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Rising rents have also forced out many of the independent shops that once made Williamsburg a shopping destination, replacing them with chain stores and luxury labels.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 15 Jan. 2026
The honeycomb mirror over the fireplace was an inexpensive purchase from a chain store.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
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.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Rising rents have also forced out many of the independent shops that once made Williamsburg a shopping destination, replacing them with chain stores and luxury labels.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 15 Jan. 2026
The honeycomb mirror over the fireplace was an inexpensive purchase from a chain store.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
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.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chain store
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chain store
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Spanning close to 350,000 square feet, the six-story department store in the Xidan area was the retailer’s second-largest worldwide at the time, after its flagship on Boulevard Haussmann in Paris.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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There’s a subversive edge to this otherwise blithe simulacrum of a French salon inside the Printemps department store, with its frescoes, Languedoc marble tables and banquettes clad in Le Manach toile de Tours.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Along with the food shelf, the building also houses a thrift shop.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 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,
29 Apr. 2026
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The devices have been reported at five bank branches as well as variety stores, Dollar General and Dollar Tree locations and corner mom-and-pop stores, McKeever said.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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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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During the 1930s and 1940s, customers could find glassware nearly anywhere, from department stores to dime stores and from catalogs to grocery-store promotions.—
Alexandra Churchill,
Martha Stewart,
17 Apr. 2026
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And Black is a dime store paperback and pulp fiction aficionado, with the Bolan stories among his favorites.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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Harden was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for the much younger (and much smaller) Darius Garland.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was ejected from Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals after a heated exchange in the paint with Minnesota’s Naz Reid.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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“Chain store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20store. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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