chain store

noun

: one of numerous usually retail stores having the same ownership and selling the same lines of goods

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Dana Taylor: Art resembling that created by Indigenous people has shown up in chain stores like Urban Outfitters and online retailers such as Amazon. —

Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025 If the thought of throngs of shoppers in crowded high street chain stores fills you with horror, there is another side to London Christmas shopping. —

Michele Robson, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 Spot the landmark shops The crowds at the Meir, Antwerp’s central pedestrian mall, — surrounded by Rococo mansions and chain stores — can be a bit of a headache, but its architectural gems set it apart. —

Nina Siegal, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025 There are a lot of places to buy running shoes nowadays—at a big sporting goods shop, at a mall chain store, at an online retailer, at a discount website or at a running specialty store. —

Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 22 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chain store