chain store

noun

: one of numerous usually retail stores having the same ownership and selling the same lines of goods

Examples of chain store in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web All around it are thriving chain stores attracting steady streams of customers in sectors where the former box-store chain was once a major player: Marshalls, Hobby Lobby, PetSmart and Dollar Tree. Alena Botros, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024 These include local pharmacies, pharmacies in hospitals or clinics, or chain stores like Walgreens and CVS. Mark Gurarie, Health, 15 Oct. 2024 Founded in Beijing in 2009 as a boutique focused on Chinese designers, the shop has flourished into a nationwide chain store that helped bring covetable global brands, such as Lemaire, Our Legacy and The Row, to the Chinese market. Denni Hu, WWD, 9 Oct. 2024 The floor-to-ceiling Mexican flag that adorned the wall of the Little Village Discount Mall has been replaced by industrial-like single-colored walls and a national chain store. Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chain store 

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Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chain store was in 1901

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“Chain store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chain%20store. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

chain store

noun
: any of a number of stores under the same ownership selling the same lines of goods

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