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What (who) is chain store - definition
RETAIL OUTLETS THAT SHARE A BRAND AND CENTRAL MANAGEMENT, AND USUALLY HAVE STANDARDIZED BUSINESS METHODS AND PRACTICES
Restaurant chain; Business chain; Chain Store; Chain stores; Shopping chain; Store chain; Retail chain; Chain restaurant; Restaurant franchise; Franchise restaurant; Retail chains; Business chains; Chain restaurants; Franchised restaurant; Formula retail; Formula-retail; Formula business; Chain retailing; Restaurant chains; Restaurant franchises; Multiple store; Multiple shop; Chainstore
![Post card ad listing eight cities and towns where Dewachter Frères offered "[[ready-to-wear]] clothes and by measure for men and children," ca. 1885](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Post card ad Dewachter Freres clothing stores pre-1886.png?width=200 "Post card ad listing eight cities and towns where Dewachter Frères offered \"[[ready-to-wear]] clothes and by measure for men and children,\" ca. 1885")
![Subway]] franchise restaurant](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Subway restaurant in the basement of Raffles City Shopping Centre, Singapore - 20060529.jpg?width=200 "Subway]] franchise restaurant")
![W.H. Smith]] stall at [[Pickering railway station]] in North Yorkshire](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WH Smith, Pickering Station - geograph.org.uk - 2553628.jpg?width=200 "W.H. Smith]] stall at [[Pickering railway station]] in North Yorkshire")
chain store
also chain-store
(chain stores)
A chain store is one of several similar shops that are owned by the same person or company, especially one that sells a variety of things.
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chain store
¦ noun one of a series of shops owned by one firm and selling the same goods.
Chain store
A chain store or retail chain is a retail outlet in which several locations share a brand, central management and standardized business practices. They have come to dominate the retail and dining markets and many service categories, in many parts of the world.
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Chain store
A chain store or retail chain is a retail outlet in which several locations share a brand, central management and standardized business practices. They have come to dominate the retail and dining markets and many service categories, in many parts of the world. A franchise retail establishment is one form of chain store. In 2005, the world's largest retail chain, Walmart, became the world's largest corporation based on gross sales.
Examples of use of chain store
1. However, separate reports on chain–store sales showed a pick–up in shopping last week.
2. It grew into a string of "penny bazaars" and then a proper chain store.
3. Any visitor glancing out of the tourist office‘s front door won‘t see a single chain store.
4. Authorities allege that Jew deprived his constituents of his honest services‘‘ by attempting to shake down the chain store owners.
5. The International Council of Shopping Centers estimated that U.S. chain–store sales rose 3.5 percent in July.