chain store

NOUN

department store

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discount store shop store

WEAK

anchor store dime store five-and-dime store outlet store

NOUN

market/mart

Synonyms

WEAK

bazaar bodega booth business co-op corner store deli delicatessen department store dimestore drugstore emporium exchange fair general store grocery store mall outlet shop shopping mall showroom souk square stall stock exchange store supermarket trading post truck variety store warehouse

NOUN

store

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boutique convenience store deli department store discount store drugstore emporium grocery store market outlet shop shopping center showroom supermarket

STRONG

mart repository stand storehouse super

WEAK

discount house five-and-dime five-and-ten specialty shop superette

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The chain store failed to quickly remove the recalled formula, ByHeart — linked to a nationwide botulism outbreak — from its retail locations in several states including California, the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

Wall Street was initially skeptical about the company’s hefty investments in supply chain, store remodels, technology, and employee pay in the mid-2010s.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

She reflects on all the varied, tender memories a dumpy local chain store can hold, and what was lost when her daughter’s Walgreens closed.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2023

It includes workers at any chain store with more than 500 workers globally or less than 500 workers if workers do not get tips or healthcare benefits.

From Washington Times • Aug. 11, 2022

The neighborhood had not a single chain store in it.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

chain store

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