as in department store
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In addition to Harrods, the brand has linked with Istanbul department store Beymen, recently hosting a lunch with premium clients attended by Rachid, as well as Berlin’s multibrand fashion store Lou & the Finches, which opened an apartment-style pop-up to showcase the Retori collection.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
2 July 2025 -
The anchor department stores helped the tenants on the upper floors, of course.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 July 2025
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Shimokitazawa is a grungy counter-culture neighborhood in western Tokyo famed for its live music scene and boho thrift shops.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
6 July 2025
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The inside of the Nearly New thrift shop in Sunnyvale is a site to behold.—
Stephanie Lam,
Mercury News,
22 June 2025
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Indie Store Album Sales ranks the top-selling albums of the week at independent and small chain stores.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
7 July 2025
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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
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My favorite stop on the tour was a variety store called Lee Avenue Photo—specifically, the toy section.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
5 May 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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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 retail giant’s superstore anchors the Cedar Square shopping center on South Cumberland Street.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Net Worth: $37.9 billion A grandson of Walmart founder Sam Walton (d. 1992), Lukas Walton inherited his stake in the superstore empire as a teenager after his father John Walton died in a 2005 plane crash.—
Sylvan Lebrun,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Both exchanges happened in front of witnesses, including a husband of one of the women, according to the letter.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
8 July 2025
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The scam began with a message, then a friendly exchange.—
Myles Miller Bloomberg News,
arkansasonline.com,
7 July 2025
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