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Recent Examples of variety store
This variety stores well Gala: Aug. 20 Gala's have a soft bite over a mellow sweetness.
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Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2024
Pop Art Pop Mart began in 2010 as a variety store in Beijing, when founder and CEO Wang Ning was a college student.
—Jasmine Li, Fortune, 18 May 2024
The prominent corner store has seen a succession of uses over the years: it’s been a variety store (the G.C. Murphy five-and-dime shop), a dollar store, an antique mall and, most recently, a restaurant called the Five and Dime Ale House, which closed last year.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
Discount department stores remained the most popular destination for shoppers, followed by Dollar/variety stores, apparel, footwear, and accessory retailers.
—Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
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Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2024
Pop Art Pop Mart began in 2010 as a variety store in Beijing, when founder and CEO Wang Ning was a college student.
—Jasmine Li, Fortune, 18 May 2024
The prominent corner store has seen a succession of uses over the years: it’s been a variety store (the G.C. Murphy five-and-dime shop), a dollar store, an antique mall and, most recently, a restaurant called the Five and Dime Ale House, which closed last year.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
Discount department stores remained the most popular destination for shoppers, followed by Dollar/variety stores, apparel, footwear, and accessory retailers.
—Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variety store
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Major department store chain Macy’s will close 66 locations in 2025, part of a shutdown of 150 stores over the next three years.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Customers can shop the collection in pop-up shops at department store La Rinascente in Milan; Dubai International Airport; concept store Jet in Mexico City; the Galería Canalejas shopping mall in Madrid, and O-Yane Plaza, a multipurpose entertainment space in Tokyo’s Roppongi Hills district.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
1 Mar. 2025
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The economic blackout which aims to hurt large corporations by telling consumers not to spend money at major retailers and chain stores is an action that may end up hurting small businesses, the backbone of America.—
Shelley E. Kohan,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Consciously or not, Orsolya has played an active role in such urban growth; her job is to evict people from the lots that have been gobbled up by the government and/or greedy real estate developers who want to turn them into condos, chain stores, and luxury hotels.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
19 Feb. 2025
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It is said to not judge a book by its cover and staff at a thrift shop in Casper, Wyoming, can attest to that saying.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Ben Rowe, now 27, spent weekends of his youth with his mother and grandmother rummaging through thrift shops looking for a good deal.—
Caleb Mezzy,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 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 a span of three days, the Seattle Seahawks agreed to trade their Pro Bowl quarterback and wide receiver in exchange for a pair of Day 2 selections in the 2025 NFL Draft.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
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Reports also noted that the administration was directly negotiating with the terrorist organization, an unprecedented move that has reportedly frustrated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to try to secure a 60-day ceasefire in exchange for the release of 10 hostages.—
Caitlin McFall,
Fox News,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Variety store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variety%20store. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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