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Recent Examples of variety store
This variety stores well Gala: Aug. 20 Gala's have a soft bite over a mellow sweetness.
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Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2024
Pop Art Pop Mart began in 2010 as a variety store in Beijing, when founder and CEO Wang Ning was a college student.
—Jasmine Li, Fortune, 18 May 2024
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.
—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
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Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2024
Pop Art Pop Mart began in 2010 as a variety store in Beijing, when founder and CEO Wang Ning was a college student.
—Jasmine Li, Fortune, 18 May 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variety store
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There’s also a downsizing trend in retail, which could see department stores closing at a higher clip beyond this year, Svec said.—
Cory Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2025
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The women’s-only brand is eager to sell other upscale department stores such as Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s and Saks Fifth Avenue.—
David Moin,
WWD,
5 Feb. 2025
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The number of wholesale food distributors that served their grocery in the 1990s has diminished from seven in the region to one in Grand Rapids, owned by Spartan Foods, which owns and operates two Family Fare chain stores in Benzie County and 79 other grocery stores in Michigan.—
Keith Schneider,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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Other chain stores have recently announced closures, including Walgreens, which shut stores in Aurora and Denver in 2024.—
Judith Kohler,
The Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2025
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But for decades, fine china has been in decline, with fancy sets lining the shelves of thrift shops and languishing at estate sales.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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One of the most fun ways to spend a wintery afternoon with friends is digging through thrift shops.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
14 Jan. 2025
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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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However, the second phase of the ceasefire—requiring Hamas to release all remaining hostages in exchange for a prolonged truce—remains unresolved.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Hamas had originally agreed to release 33 Israeli hostages in the deal's first phase in exchange for around 1,900 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Variety store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variety%20store. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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