grocery chain

collocation in English

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grocery
noun
uk
/ˈɡrəʊ.sər.i/us
/ˈɡroʊ.sɚ.i/
old-fashioned;
a ...
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chain
noun
uk
/tʃeɪn/us
/tʃeɪn/
a series of things of the same type connected in a line, or a series of people standing in ...
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(Definition ofgroceryandchainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Oetkers fortune is made up of several businesses other than the hotel collection including agrocerychain, a publishing company, insurance groups, and a maritime freight business.
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Its prepared foods are sold in national grocery chains, independent outlets, and convenience stores.
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By the end of the 1990s, the top five grocery chains controlled 40% of all sales, and the consolidation trend continued.
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The grocery chain's old location, totalling 39,385 square feet, remains vacant.
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She is a recognized authority on global gourmet food trends and is consults for specialty stores, large grocery chains and chefs.
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Its position among the largest grocery chains is duly recognized by its loyal customers.
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Limited, one of the country's leading grocery chains, and over the following years acquired controlling interest.
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Similar partnerships allow customers to pay their water bills at banks, department stores, grocery chains, and sports clubs through the city.
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Would a fraction of that waste have been tolerated in other aspects of public service, still less in agrocerychain?
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It is rather different for those who work for such agrocerychainand who are paid only £50 a week.
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It will be interesting to see whether they have made cuts in their prices as the largegrocerychainstores have advertised that they are doing.
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He is credited with introducing the low-costgrocerychainmodels that persist today.
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Meijer describes itself as agrocerychainthat added general merchandise to their grocery stores in 1962.
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He set forth his opinions in mini-editorials that were part of the advertising for thegrocerychain.
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Thegrocerychainwanted to implement weekly contributions of between $5 and $21 on top of the co-payments.
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Kroger owns the store location, and the chain is considering selling it to anothergrocerychain.
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Related endeavors included agrocerychain, restaurant, publishing house, and other businesses.
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Thegrocerychainexpanded through the first half of the 20th century, and went public in 1948.
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As it expanded its offerings, the tea company was gradually creating the firstgrocerychain.
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The service is connected to all of the stores in a givengrocerychainand connects users to their local store and product inventory.
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I also believe that the large grocery chains should be further encouraged to transport more of their goods by rail rather than blocking the arteries of our road network.
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The products of the industry are usually sold wholesale to grocery chains or to intermediaries.
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The products of the fish industry are usually sold to grocery chains or to intermediaries.
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