chain store

chain store
A retail outlet that is one of a group of similar establishments having common format, contents, ownership and management.

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  • chain store — ➔ store1 * * * chain store UK US noun [C] (also chain) ► COMMERCE a store that is part of a chain of similar stores selling the same type of product, and that are all owned and controlled by the same organization: »The shopping complex hosts a… …   Financial and business terms

  • chain store — also chain|store [ˈtʃeınsto: US sto:r] n one of a group of shops, all of which are owned by one organization = ↑chain …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • chain store — chain stores also chain store N COUNT 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 …   English dictionary

  • chain store — chain′ store n. bus a retail store that is part of a chain • Etymology: 1905–10, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • chain store — ☆ chain store n. any of a chain of retail stores …   English World dictionary

  • chain store — chain ,store noun count one of a group of stores that all belong to the same person or company …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • chain store — ► NOUN ▪ one of a series of shops owned by one firm and selling the same goods …   English terms dictionary

  • Chain store — A Kmart chain store A Wal Mar …   Wikipedia

  • chain store — one of a group of retail stores under the same ownership and selling similar merchandise. [1905 10, Amer.] * * * ▪ retailing operation       any of two or more retail stores having the same ownership and selling the same lines of goods. Chain… …   Universalium

  • chain store — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms chain store : singular chain store plural chain stores one of a group of shops that all belong to the same person or company …   English dictionary

  • chain-store — see chain store …   English dictionary

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