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My first real job was a retail position at a large sporting goods chain store.
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R29 Team, refinery29.com, 16 Sep. 2024
The company has tried to adapt to changes in consumption patterns by developing its online sales and entering into distribution agreements with chain stores, but has been unable to halt its slide.
—Afp, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2024
There is also a French chain store called Emmaus which is equivalent to the Goodwill and even cheaper than brocantes.
—Valentina Valentini, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2023
The industry kept growing, and the chain stores gave way to the superstores.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
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R29 Team, refinery29.com, 16 Sep. 2024
The company has tried to adapt to changes in consumption patterns by developing its online sales and entering into distribution agreements with chain stores, but has been unable to halt its slide.
—Afp, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2024
There is also a French chain store called Emmaus which is equivalent to the Goodwill and even cheaper than brocantes.
—Valentina Valentini, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2023
The industry kept growing, and the chain stores gave way to the superstores.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
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“Chain store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20store. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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