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Recent Examples of chain store
The project is breaking even: the farms currently supply some of the local supermarkets and chain stores with fresh produce.
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Mogomotsi Magome, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2024
Others purchased their trees from chain stores (21%), nurseries (16%), retail lots (15%), nonprofit organizations such as the Boy Scouts or churches (13%), online retailers (6%), or other sources (4%).
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
While some American chain stores rely on sameness to satisfy customers, Trader Joe’s has leaned in the other direction.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Brown’s inspiration is not just from memories of his youth at the chain store, but contemporary efforts like Jack White’s Third Man Records.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
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Mogomotsi Magome, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2024
Others purchased their trees from chain stores (21%), nurseries (16%), retail lots (15%), nonprofit organizations such as the Boy Scouts or churches (13%), online retailers (6%), or other sources (4%).
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
While some American chain stores rely on sameness to satisfy customers, Trader Joe’s has leaned in the other direction.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Brown’s inspiration is not just from memories of his youth at the chain store, but contemporary efforts like Jack White’s Third Man Records.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chain store
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Final verdict: Is this going to set you back more than your average department store fragrance?Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 1 Jan. 2025
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The Tea Room at L.S. Ayres The eighth floor of downtown department store L.S. Ayres & Co. was reserved for a luxurious dining experience for anyone who wanted to be served by waiters in crisp uniforms and clean their sticky fingers in bowls filled with water and rose petals.Lilly St. Angelo, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
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Be creative, think outside the box, and definitely check out your local thrift shops.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Rummaging through your local flea markets, estate sales, and thrift shops can produce some true gems in the coffee table book department.Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2024
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By the late 1990s, both Woolworth and McCrory’s landed in bankruptcy court after variety stores fell out of favor.Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Dollar Tree is a leading operator of discount variety stores.Trefis Team, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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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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Werewolf Lawyer has its own distinct look, a pulp paperback straight from the golden age of dime store novels done by Ian Klarer.Jef Rouner, Chron, 14 Sep. 2024
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In September 2023, five Americans detained for years in Iran were freed in exchange for five Iranians in U.S. custody and for $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets to be released by South Korea.Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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According to a league source, Charlotte is ready to help facilitate potential trades around the Association in exchange for future draft capital.Evan Sidery, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Chain store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20store. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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