supermarket chain

collocation in English

meaningsofsupermarketandchain

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supermarket
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsuː.pəˌmɑː.kɪt/
us
/ˈsuː.pɚˌmɑːr.kɪt/
a large shop which sells most types of food and other goods needed in ...
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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 ofsupermarketandchainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Once the sequential test has been exhausted, asupermarketchainmay say that the only place where it can go is out of town.
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Why does thesupermarketchaininvolved insist that those farmers buy expensive bags, when they could obtain bags more cheaply?
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It is reported that, as the university developer andsupermarketchainprepare to fight it out, there is an "unseemly scramble" for a car park.
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It looks as though a largesupermarketchainwith 100,000 employees—most of whom are women—will have to implement detailed changes.
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That was her duty, and action was taken by thesupermarketchain.
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A majorsupermarketchainrecently told me that a quarter of its egg sales are now from hens other than battery-produced.
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Everysupermarketchainin the land seems to have its own loyalty or reward card.
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We are not dealing with asupermarketchain, but an area of professional skills affecting people's lives and welfare.
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That is already causing considerable harm to the workers in thatsupermarketchain.
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It is not good business for asupermarketchainto say that it does not want to do business with 10 million citizens because it cannot make the necessary adjustments.
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On the other hand, asupermarketchainwhich loses trade in similar circumstances, is unlikely to experience hardship because of the geographically diverse nature of the business.
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Compuserve recently arranged a special home delivery deal for some of its clients with the localsupermarketchain.
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In those circumstances, we must also be sensitive to the continuity and security of a contract that a grower may get by supplying to a bigsupermarketchain.
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Supermarketchainspot inspections, in his view, were much more effective, being carried out by those who were buying the lamb.
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Some larger retailers (notably onesupermarketchain), in the interests of public relations, elected to round the total price down (so that $4.99 became $4.95 instead of $5.00).
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It is believed to be the biggestsupermarketchainin the kingdom.
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Over the years he has also been involved in the retail and groceries sector and became an entrepreneur, building his ownsupermarketchain.
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While this is going on, his mom is making a special salami to give to a leader of asupermarketchain.
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A leadingsupermarketchainwas said to have shown interest.
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