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She worked at her parents’ general store and for a beautician.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Casey’s began as a general store in Boone, Iowa, in 1968, and has grown to become the third-largest convenience store operator in the U.S.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

A video on the company’s website shows schematics of bunkers fitted out as a gym, a restaurant, a general store, a community center and a medical clinic.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

Born on 27 November 1912 - the seventh of 12 children to Samuel and Frances Drew - he helped run the family's general store.

From BBC May 25, 2026

With these slips of pink paper his tenants could buy everything in the general store; their wages were paid in them.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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