anchor store

Example Sentences

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If the crypto universe is like a shopping mall, then bitcoin has long been the anchor store that draws the most foot traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

JCPenney, the mall’s oldest anchor store, is slated to close by Nov. 21.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

More than half of the space in Water Tower Place is vacant, including an anchor store location that was a Macy until 2021, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2023

“You’d think the city would want to do something if they’re about to lose an anchor store in the Black community that has suffered historically from divestment,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2023

If I have loved going to a mall—and I have—I harbor particular nostalgia for one aspect of those big bloated buildings: the anchor store.

From Slate • Dec. 7, 2021