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 industry kept growing, and the chain stores gave way to the superstores.
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Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
Buc-ee's famous beaver mascot likely has one fewer fan after a man allegedly tripped and fell while visiting the chain store, according to a lawsuit out of South Carolina.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
In Berkeley, large supermarkets, mass merchandisers, and other chain stores had the highest compliance with the checkout policy, suggesting the potential for national scalability.
—Anne N. Thorndike, STAT, 9 Aug. 2024
In an attempt to stop retail theft, big chain stores are locking up more and more of their wares.
—Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 30 July 2024
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Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
Buc-ee's famous beaver mascot likely has one fewer fan after a man allegedly tripped and fell while visiting the chain store, according to a lawsuit out of South Carolina.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
In Berkeley, large supermarkets, mass merchandisers, and other chain stores had the highest compliance with the checkout policy, suggesting the potential for national scalability.
—Anne N. Thorndike, STAT, 9 Aug. 2024
In an attempt to stop retail theft, big chain stores are locking up more and more of their wares.
—Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 30 July 2024
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“Chain store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chain%20store. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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