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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Stay here for quaint hotels, inventive restaurants, and a general store—not to mention Wrangell-St. Elias’ signature seclusion.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
Hit the hay at a hotel in town, then stock up on road-trip snacks at the general store for the next leg of your drive.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025
On Tuesday, March 25, a Mega Millions player purchased a ticket at a general store in Cortland worth $349 million, according to their press release.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Walk the four-acre grounds and pop into buildings ranging from an old general store to private home to get a picture of what life was like in Bradenton’s foudning days.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
Hit the hay at a hotel in town, then stock up on road-trip snacks at the general store for the next leg of your drive.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025
On Tuesday, March 25, a Mega Millions player purchased a ticket at a general store in Cortland worth $349 million, according to their press release.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Walk the four-acre grounds and pop into buildings ranging from an old general store to private home to get a picture of what life was like in Bradenton’s foudning days.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
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“General store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20store. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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