general store

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A gas station, post office, general store and the Crowbar Café & Saloon anchor the town.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

At the time, Lincoln had been a licensed attorney for 1½ years; he still shared cramped bachelor lodgings above a general store.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

“I am not feeling well because of the stifling heat, but I have to work,” said Ghulam Farid, who owns a small general store in Sheikhupra, a city in Punjab province.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

Last year saw large scale restructuring and widespread closures at LLoyds pharmacy chain, the Slug and Lettuce pub chain, Paperchase and Clintons stationery chains, fashion store M&Co, as well as general store Wilkos.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2024

With that, she flicked her braids and walked around me, right past the Bowie brothers, down Yellow Dog Road, straight toward the general store.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney