Thesaurus results for CHAIN STORE

chain store

noun

as in department store

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Recent Examples of chain store 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 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 The project is breaking even: the farms currently supply some of the local supermarkets and chain stores with fresh produce. —

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 See all Example Sentences 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
Last week, the department store chain agreed to be acquired and taken private by Nordstrom family members and a Mexican retail group.

— Anne D’Innocenzio and Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024