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Recent Examples of department store
Kohl's and Macy's stores shuttering Two of America's largest department stores announced plans in the past week to shutter locations across the country.
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Read Next Business Struggling Kohl’s department store chain will close this Boise-area store.
—David Staats, Idaho Statesman, 11 Jan. 2025
Four much lower buildings would face one another across the ginkgos: on one side, a department store and a science museum; on the other, a conference center and a concert hall.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Shoppers pass a Cartier luxury store, operated by Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, in the Galeries Lafayette SA luxury department store in Paris, France.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Read Next Business Struggling Kohl’s department store chain will close this Boise-area store.
—David Staats, Idaho Statesman, 11 Jan. 2025
Four much lower buildings would face one another across the ginkgos: on one side, a department store and a science museum; on the other, a conference center and a concert hall.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Shoppers pass a Cartier luxury store, operated by Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, in the Galeries Lafayette SA luxury department store in Paris, France.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for department store
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The number of wholesale food distributors that served their grocery in the 1990s has diminished from seven in the region to one in Grand Rapids, owned by Spartan Foods, which owns and operates two Family Fare chain stores in Benzie County and 79 other grocery stores in Michigan.—
Keith Schneider,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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Other chain stores have recently announced closures, including Walgreens, which shut stores in Aurora and Denver in 2024.—
Judith Kohler,
The Denver Post,
11 Jan. 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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But for decades, fine china has been in decline, with fancy sets lining the shelves of thrift shops and languishing at estate sales.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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One of the most fun ways to spend a wintery afternoon with friends is digging through thrift shops.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
14 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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In exchange, Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners, of whom 18 were serving life sentences.—
Mick Krever,
CNN,
1 Feb. 2025
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In exchange, all 183 prisoners that were due to be freed from Israeli prisons Saturday have been released, an Israeli prison services spokesperson said, after Hamas earlier freed the three hostages.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Department store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/department%20store. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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