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Recent Examples of variety store
The prominent corner store has seen a succession of uses over the years: it’s been a variety store (the G.C. Murphy five-and-dime shop), a dollar store, an antique mall and, most recently, a restaurant called the Five and Dime Ale House, which closed last year.
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Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
Discount department stores remained the most popular destination for shoppers, followed by Dollar/variety stores, apparel, footwear, and accessory retailers.
—Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Two men have been arrested in connection to the beating death of a man at a variety store in Phoenix, authorities said.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 13 Oct. 2023
On a piece of notebook paper, Robinson-Goodnight recently jotted down in bright-blue ink the web of businesses that her family has lost over the years — a variety store, a coffee shop, a bar.
—Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
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Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
Discount department stores remained the most popular destination for shoppers, followed by Dollar/variety stores, apparel, footwear, and accessory retailers.
—Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Two men have been arrested in connection to the beating death of a man at a variety store in Phoenix, authorities said.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 13 Oct. 2023
On a piece of notebook paper, Robinson-Goodnight recently jotted down in bright-blue ink the web of businesses that her family has lost over the years — a variety store, a coffee shop, a bar.
—Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variety store
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Ashley founded Sports Direct in 1982 and then expanded his portfolio of businesses through a long series of high-profile acquisitions, including House of Fraser and department store chain Flannels.Robert Olsen, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Kohl’s CEO Tom Kingsbury is stepping down on Jan. 15, the off-mall department store said late last month, and he will be succeeded by Ashley Buchanan from crafting mecca Michaels.Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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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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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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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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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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Distributed free by local officials, supplies are abundant at the house where Sleaze smokes fentanyl and works security in exchange for drugs.Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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The exchange, help spurred by a congressional committee, mirrored a similar swap in September in which U.S. citizen David Lin came home after nearly 20 years.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Variety store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variety%20store. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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