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variety store
noun
: a retail store that carries a wide variety of merchandise especially of low unit value
Examples of variety store in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
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
Two men have been arrested in connection to the beating death of a man at a variety store in Phoenix, authorities said.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 13 Oct. 2023
On a piece of notebook paper, Robinson-Goodnight recently jotted down in bright-blue ink the web of businesses that her family has lost over the years — a variety store, a coffee shop, a bar.
—Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
Its variety store stocks produce, dairy items, beer, wine, baked goods and grab-and-go meals.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2022
Four employees churn out roughly 11,000 washboards a year in the basement of a former G.C. Murphy discount variety store.
—Kris Maher, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2023
In the meantime, Daisy took a job at a variety store, but within a couple of weeks the store was robbed.
—John Johnston, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1768, in the meaning defined above
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“Variety store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variety%20store. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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variety store
noun
: a retail store carrying a variety of goods
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