chain store

noun

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

Examples of chain store in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Do know the staple chain stores To vintage shop successfully in Tokyo, acquaint yourself with the staples. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2024 This fast-growing trend created a challenge for the commercial real estate market and the ecosystem of restaurants, bars, hair salons, gyms, mom-and-pop shops and retail chain stores that were relied upon by the office workers. Jack Kelly, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024 Anna Maria Island is blissfully bereft of chain stores and golf carts are the preferred mode of transport. Terry Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2024 There isn’t a chain store or mobile phone to be seen in the images. Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2024 Michaels, the American crafts chain store, also saw a 40% increase in jewellery-making kits, while stores in cities in which Swift had tour stops received an increase of 300% in sales on beads and jewellery tools. Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 18 Dec. 2023 The pre-distressed bomber (above) came from reliable chain store Mango and can be yours for $600, according to the brand’s website. Faran Krentcil, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023 To reach that less stinky future, the Sanitation Department is waging the war on rats on two separate fronts: containers and composting. Restaurants, bodegas, and chain stores are already required to use two-wheeled bins. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2023 Housing prices are creeping up and the threat of chain stores looms as an omnipresent worry. Jonathan Weisman Benjamin Rasmussen, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'chain store.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chain store was in 1901

Dictionary Entries Near chain store

Cite this Entry

“Chain store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chain%20store. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

chain store

noun
: any of a number of stores under the same ownership selling the same lines of goods

More from Merriam-Webster on chain store

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!