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Recent Examples of chain store
Anna Maria Island, Florida A true Old Florida escape, Anna Maria Island preserves its authentic atmosphere by eschewing high-rises, chain stores, and fast-food restaurants.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
The first company that announced was Tractor Supply, a 2250 chain store that sells farm supplies, pet and animal feed and supplies among other items.
—Doug Melville, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The economic blackout which aims to hurt large corporations by telling consumers not to spend money at major retailers and chain stores is an action that may end up hurting small businesses, the backbone of America.
—Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Consciously or not, Orsolya has played an active role in such urban growth; her job is to evict people from the lots that have been gobbled up by the government and/or greedy real estate developers who want to turn them into condos, chain stores, and luxury hotels.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2025
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
The first company that announced was Tractor Supply, a 2250 chain store that sells farm supplies, pet and animal feed and supplies among other items.
—Doug Melville, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The economic blackout which aims to hurt large corporations by telling consumers not to spend money at major retailers and chain stores is an action that may end up hurting small businesses, the backbone of America.
—Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Consciously or not, Orsolya has played an active role in such urban growth; her job is to evict people from the lots that have been gobbled up by the government and/or greedy real estate developers who want to turn them into condos, chain stores, and luxury hotels.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chain store
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To explain his approach to tariffs, Trump favors a metaphor—the U.S. as the world’s department store.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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Then, in 1982, a group of investors bought a total of six Ross department stores and converted them to the Ross Dress For Less off-price format, Ross Stores Inc. said on its website.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Maybe some plates and cutlery could go to a thrift shop, and some furniture.—
Colm Tóibín,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
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Pegasus Creative Reuse is part thrift shop, part art supply store and part scavenger hunt.—
Tasha Tsiaperas,
Axios,
13 Feb. 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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Here are just some of the everyday items that would be affected if duties on goods from China, Canada and Mexico take effect. Miami, Five Below, discount variety store merchandise.—
Melissa Repko,Gabrielle Fonrouge,Michael Wayland,Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 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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Werewolf Lawyer has its own distinct look, a pulp paperback straight from the golden age of dime store novels done by Ian Klarer.—
Jef Rouner,
Chron,
14 Sep. 2024
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Le Monde reports that French travelers visiting the U.S. are adapting to the fact that the cost of everything has increased by at least 25% in the past few years by staying for a shorter period, using home exchange sites, plus filling up on a large breakfast, and then buying takeaway sandwiches.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Many middle-income households got subsidies for the first time after Congress expanded them in 2021, which helped generate a boom in enrollment in ACA exchanges nationwide.—
Bernard J. Wolfson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Chain store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20store. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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