chain store
noun/ˈtʃeɪn stɔː(r)/
/ˈtʃeɪn stɔːr/
(also British English, old-fashioned multiple, multiple store)
- a shop that is one of a series of similar shops owned by the same company
- These small towns are dominated by chain stores.
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