retail chain

English Thesaurus

1. a chain of retail stores (noun.group)

hypernym	:	chain,
definition	:	(business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership (noun.group)

hypernym	:	distributor,
definition	:	a company that markets merchandise (noun.group)

member holonym	:	department store, emporium,
definition	:	a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain (noun.artifact)