chain store
noun
: one of numerous usually retail stores having the same ownership and selling the same lines of goods
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The number of wholesale food distributors that served their grocery in the 1990s has diminished from seven in the region to one in Grand Rapids, owned by Spartan Foods, which owns and operates two Family Fare chain stores in Benzie County and 79 other grocery stores in Michigan.
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Keith Schneider, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Other chain stores have recently announced closures, including Walgreens, which shut stores in Aurora and Denver in 2024.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2025
Among students shopping in-store, 60 percent plan to shop at mass merchants, and 52 percent plan to visit department/chain stores, followed by 51 percent who expect to shop at off-price stores and specialty shops (47 percent).
—Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 25 July 2024
Dana Taylor: Art resembling that created by Indigenous people has shown up in chain stores like Urban Outfitters and online retailers such as Amazon.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Keith Schneider, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Other chain stores have recently announced closures, including Walgreens, which shut stores in Aurora and Denver in 2024.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2025
Among students shopping in-store, 60 percent plan to shop at mass merchants, and 52 percent plan to visit department/chain stores, followed by 51 percent who expect to shop at off-price stores and specialty shops (47 percent).
—Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 25 July 2024
Dana Taylor: Art resembling that created by Indigenous people has shown up in chain stores like Urban Outfitters and online retailers such as Amazon.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Chain store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chain%20store. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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