general store
noun
: a retail store located usually in a small or rural community that carries a wide variety of goods including groceries but is not divided into departments
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But the service also acts as a general store that fulfills every scammer’s needs, with sellers hawking victim contact details, deepfake tools to trick targets, fake investment websites, and more.
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Matt Burgess, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2025
In addition to raising chickens on 50 acres of the 60-acre property, the two run a general store that sells artisan bread, dairy products, chicken and eggs.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
His father ran a general store and invested in farmland.
—Marty Steinberg, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024
No Name Pub got its start in 1931 as a general store and bait and tackle shop.
—Kara Franker, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
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Matt Burgess, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2025
In addition to raising chickens on 50 acres of the 60-acre property, the two run a general store that sells artisan bread, dairy products, chicken and eggs.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
His father ran a general store and invested in farmland.
—Marty Steinberg, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024
No Name Pub got its start in 1931 as a general store and bait and tackle shop.
—Kara Franker, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
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“General store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20store. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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