chain store
noun
: one of numerous usually retail stores having the same ownership and selling the same lines of goods
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Indie Store Album Sales ranks the top-selling albums of the week at independent and small chain stores.
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Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 7 July 2025
Check your local store Many local businesses and most national chain stores will remain open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
So let others chase chain stores and shelf facings.
—Joel Goldstein, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
More of the most destructive weapons come from independent gun dealers versus large chain stores – 16 times as many assault-style weapons and 60 times as many sniper rifles.
—Sean Campbell, The Conversation, 28 May 2025
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Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 7 July 2025
Check your local store Many local businesses and most national chain stores will remain open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
So let others chase chain stores and shelf facings.
—Joel Goldstein, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
More of the most destructive weapons come from independent gun dealers versus large chain stores – 16 times as many assault-style weapons and 60 times as many sniper rifles.
—Sean Campbell, The Conversation, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for chain store
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“Chain store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chain%20store. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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