chain store
nounDefinition of chain store
: one of numerous usually retail stores having the same ownership and selling the same lines of goods
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The chain store, which is typically open 24 hours a day, does tend to keep its doors open for all major holidays including Easter and New Year's Day. — Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, "Is Walmart Open on Christmas 2019? Here Are the Store's Holiday Hours," 20 Aug. 2019 While books are available at chain stores, groceries and other outlets in Westminster, Arvada and Broomfield, the biggest independent book stores are in Boulder and Denver. — John Wenzel, The Denver Post, "New Tattered Cover bookstore headed to Westminster in 2020," 22 Aug. 2019 In malls around America, Fisher’s vision of unfussy elegance has outlived chain stores and fast fashion, weathering the booms and busts of the retail market. — Vogue, "The Women Designers Who Changed The Way We Dress," 14 Aug. 2019 Many major establishments and chain stores remain open, as do most restaurants. — Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, "Which Stores Are Open on Labor Day 2019?," 7 Aug. 2019 Product prices at many value chain stores come with a brand mark up. — Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India, "The “Zara of small-town India” is unfazed by Walmart and Amazon," 23 July 2019 For better or worse, the truth is that most national chain stores do not close their doors on Thanksgiving Day. — Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, "These Are the Stores That Will Be Closed on Thanksgiving Day 2019," 5 Aug. 2019 At grocery and chain stores, expect to pay more for small-batch production than industrial size. — Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post, "The best souvenirs to bring home from 10 countries," 2 July 2019 The Department of the Environment, which enforces the flame-retardant furniture ban, has visited brick-and-mortar chain stores that also sell items online and issued three warning letters, a department spokesman said. — Catherine Ho, SFChronicle.com, "SF wants to stop people from buying e-cigarettes online. It won’t be easy," 28 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'chain store.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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