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Recent Examples of department store
While Swift’s eyes will be on the field at Arrowhead Stadium, many of her fans might be headed to their local Target, since the singer released an exclusive pressing of the Anthology double-album version of The Tortured Poets Department at the department store Friday.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 29 Nov. 2024
Target rolled out a hunky new take on Santa Claus in a recent set of holiday commercials depicting the infamous jolly man as a lowkey employee at the popular department store.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
For its 98th edition, this year's parade is expected to feature 17 giant character balloons, 22 floats, 15 novelty and heritage inflatables, 11 marching bands, 700 clowns and much more, according to a press release from the department store.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
The Toy Town Parade sponsored by the Hochschild Kohn department store was no more.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 29 Nov. 2024
Target rolled out a hunky new take on Santa Claus in a recent set of holiday commercials depicting the infamous jolly man as a lowkey employee at the popular department store.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
For its 98th edition, this year's parade is expected to feature 17 giant character balloons, 22 floats, 15 novelty and heritage inflatables, 11 marching bands, 700 clowns and much more, according to a press release from the department store.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
The Toy Town Parade sponsored by the Hochschild Kohn department store was no more.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for department store
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The intrigue: San Francisco heavily restricts chain stores or big-box retailers with 11 or more locations throughout the U.S. from opening in certain neighborhoods due to Proposition G, a 2007 ballot measure aimed at protecting mom-and-pop shops.Nadia Lopez, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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The complaint says that since at least 2018, Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits deprived smaller businesses of access to discounts and rebates, harming their ability to compete with large national and regional chain stores.Dan Mangan, CNBC, 12 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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Original Artwork The art section of most thrift shops is ripe for the picking.Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2024
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Trust me: Christmas is in full bloom at thrift shops.Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 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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Or take a job with a micromanaging boss in exchange for a higher salary?Morgan Smith, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
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The tariff threats have also sparked an exchange of words between Mexico and Canada as Trump criticized both countries over their border controls.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Department store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/department%20store. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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