convenience store
noun
a retail store that carries a limited selection of basic items, as packaged foods and drugstore items, and is open long hours for the convenience of shoppers.
convenience stores
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pluralof convenience store.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The report's authors found the single largest driver of the so-called poverty premium was food shopping, with 39% of families forced to rely on local convenience stores instead of larger supermarkets with more competitive pricing.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
The company said that Hostess has offered benefits to Smucker, such as contributing to Uncrustables’ sales growth by enabling the brand’s expansion in convenience stores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Videos and posts circulating online show international fans reacting to oversized portions, large-format retail stores, and highway travel stops that feel closer to entertainment complexes than convenience stores.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
Used-goods industry leader Bookoff partnered in April with FamilyMart to collect items in its convenience stores across Japan and export them to one of Bookoff's 26 shops in Malaysia or Kazakhstan.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
It contained a kind of underground city comprised entirely of pizza joints, bowling alleys, convenience stores, and, of course, video arcades.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
