as in department store
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Isidor was a co-owner of the Macy’s department store.—
Chris Vognar,
Rolling Stone,
11 June 2025 -
On the retail clothing front, fashion and department stores are experiencing a fundamental shift toward zero inventory models.—
Kalhan Rosenblatt,
NBC news,
11 June 2025
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Participants still run a pet center, but also work at a farmyard with cows, goats and other animals, a restaurant and bakery, a country store, a thrift shop, and Lambs Industries, which offers production services, such as assembling, sorting or packaging products.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2025
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Estate sales, thrift shops, online marketplaces, and discount stores can be sources of hidden gems at bargain prices.—
Mike Irvine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Apr. 2025
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In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the giant Tower Records on 66th Street and Broadway was as close to a formal meeting place for gay men as a chain store could get.—
Mark Harris,
Vulture,
9 Apr. 2025
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Stores in Democratic or Republican Counties in America Each chain store’s red/blue distribution.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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My favorite stop on the tour was a variety store called Lee Avenue Photo—specifically, the toy section.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
5 May 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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Soon afterward, cheap paperback classics could be found everywhere from newsstands to dime stores.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 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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Some come to the Japanese discount superstore looking for specific items that aren’t easily found in the U.S. Others have seen the hubbub on TikTok and wanted to be in-the-know.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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One fan-favorite Costco food court item has returned — but with one big modification The superstore reintroduced its Combo Pizza, but this time as a Combo Calzone But the return of the item caused quite a divide between Costco customers Costco has introduced the comeback of one food court item.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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During the exchange, the rival pulled a gun and fired, striking the victim in the head, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2025
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Details of the negotiations were not released, but reports suggested the discussions largely focused on limiting Iran's nuclear program in exchange for sanction relief.—
Caitlin McFall , Greg Wehner , Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2025
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“Big box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20box. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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