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Recent Examples of variety store
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.
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Tom Redman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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
Dollar Tree is a leading operator of discount variety stores.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
By the late 1990s, both Woolworth and McCrory’s landed in bankruptcy court after variety stores fell out of favor.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Tom Redman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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
Dollar Tree is a leading operator of discount variety stores.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
By the late 1990s, both Woolworth and McCrory’s landed in bankruptcy court after variety stores fell out of favor.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variety store
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Another department store that appears to be staging a comeback is Nordstrom, which went private this summer to revitalize its business outside of Wall Street’s glare.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in protest, with some streaming inside the department store as others were escorted out by security guards.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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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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The key challenge is balancing chain stores, trendy dining, and useful shops to suit a mix of locals and visitors — something the street has struggled with through its many ups and downs.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Giving to the local thrift shop feels good.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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Beyond its handsome red brick Victorian facades, Bisbee’s charms are myriad: friendly locals; a mild, four-season climate; thrift shops; hip galleries; chill coffeehouses; great eateries and art everywhere.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 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 exchange that dominates the crypto market, Coinbase, generated almost 40 times more revenue than Gemini did in the third quarter.—
Carlos Garcia,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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Today, thousands of Venezuelans – from corporate bankers to retirees – regularly purchase US dollars on Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Variety store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variety%20store. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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