store owner

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A store owner and three employees were arrested over a Jimmy Lai biography.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The five-song set went down so well, they played it twice and, as their reputation grew, a local record store owner offered to release their first single, Rock Lobster.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

In majority-Christian Mar Mikhael on the other side of Beirut, a 68-year-old grocery store owner also deplored the group's decision to enter the war.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

In another part of town, a store owner who sells quinceañera and baptism dresses said her sales have dropped by 60% every month since August, and clients have postponed shopping.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

The store owner positively prohibited the reading of magazines and a sign said No BUY NO READ.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier