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Noun
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Major department store chain Macy’s will close 66 locations in 2025, part of a shutdown of 150 stores over the next three years.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025 -
Customers can shop the collection in pop-up shops at department store La Rinascente in Milan; Dubai International Airport; concept store Jet in Mexico City; the Galería Canalejas shopping mall in Madrid, and O-Yane Plaza, a multipurpose entertainment space in Tokyo’s Roppongi Hills district.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
1 Mar. 2025
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It is said to not judge a book by its cover and staff at a thrift shop in Casper, Wyoming, can attest to that saying.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Ben Rowe, now 27, spent weekends of his youth with his mother and grandmother rummaging through thrift shops looking for a good deal.—
Caleb Mezzy,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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The economic blackout which aims to hurt large corporations by telling consumers not to spend money at major retailers and chain stores is an action that may end up hurting small businesses, the backbone of America.—
Shelley E. Kohan,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Consciously or not, Orsolya has played an active role in such urban growth; her job is to evict people from the lots that have been gobbled up by the government and/or greedy real estate developers who want to turn them into condos, chain stores, and luxury hotels.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
19 Feb. 2025
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Going back in time, most Minnesota small towns shared similarities, including schools, drug stores, variety stores, cafes, churches, hardware stores, bars, baseball fields, gas stations, volunteer fire departments, American Legions and local newspapers.—
Tom Redman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Here are just some of the everyday items that would be affected if duties on goods from China, Canada and Mexico take effect. Miami, Five Below, discount variety store merchandise.—
Melissa Repko,Gabrielle Fonrouge,Michael Wayland,Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
20 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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Even the superstores weren’t faring well; Barnes & Noble was closing city locations, and Borders filed for bankruptcy in 2011.—
Matthew Schneier,
Vulture,
29 Jan. 2025
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Buy tissue paper, brown paper, plastic tablecloths, wrapping paper, bows and gift bags from thrift stores, dollar stores, superstores or craft stores.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN,
5 Dec. 2024
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In a span of three days, the Seattle Seahawks agreed to trade their Pro Bowl quarterback and wide receiver in exchange for a pair of Day 2 selections in the 2025 NFL Draft.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
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Israel wants to extend the first phase of the deal to continue the exchange of hostages, alive and deceased, in return for the continued release of Palestinian prisoners and the flow of higher volumes of aid into Gaza – but without any commitment to permanently ending the war.—
Lauren Izso,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Big box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20box. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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