dry goods
plural noun
1
: grocery items (such as tobacco, sugar, flour, and coffee) that do not contain liquid
2
: textiles, ready-to-wear clothing, and notions as distinguished especially from hardware and groceries
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The dry goods aisles are mostly divided into regions: including Asian, Central American, Middle Eastern and Eastern European.
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2024
Before opening a store in New York, Mr. Macy had opened dry goods stores in California and Massachusetts.
—Stephanie Forshee, Fortune, 14 May 2024
Target, which originated as a dry goods company in 1902, has been a leading retail voice for over a century.
—Johnathan Williams, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2024
The rest of the space, which has a door facing Main Street, will become EV Grab & Go, a carryout shop selling certain menu items from his restaurants alongside dry goods and other home ingredients.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
Several decades ago, as big-box retailers moved into San Joaquin Valley towns, Main Street shoe shops and dry goods stores struggled to survive.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
His parents, Morris and Estelle (Lichtenstein) Rothenberg, operated a dry goods store in the Bronx, where Jerome grew up speaking Yiddish at home.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 5 May 2024
All the breads are made from scratch, all the produce and dry goods are organic, and everything served at Great Bear—including the Nelson Brewing Co. beers and Sheringham craft gin—is sourced as locally as possible.
—John Briley, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
There was some container leakage during the shake test, but to be fair, the manufacturer does recommend this set for dry goods, not liquids.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 14 May 2023
Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2024
Before opening a store in New York, Mr. Macy had opened dry goods stores in California and Massachusetts.
—Stephanie Forshee, Fortune, 14 May 2024
Target, which originated as a dry goods company in 1902, has been a leading retail voice for over a century.
—Johnathan Williams, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2024
The rest of the space, which has a door facing Main Street, will become EV Grab & Go, a carryout shop selling certain menu items from his restaurants alongside dry goods and other home ingredients.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
Several decades ago, as big-box retailers moved into San Joaquin Valley towns, Main Street shoe shops and dry goods stores struggled to survive.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
His parents, Morris and Estelle (Lichtenstein) Rothenberg, operated a dry goods store in the Bronx, where Jerome grew up speaking Yiddish at home.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 5 May 2024
All the breads are made from scratch, all the produce and dry goods are organic, and everything served at Great Bear—including the Nelson Brewing Co. beers and Sheringham craft gin—is sourced as locally as possible.
—John Briley, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
There was some container leakage during the shake test, but to be fair, the manufacturer does recommend this set for dry goods, not liquids.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 14 May 2023
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dry goods
plural noun
: cloth goods (as fabrics, lace, and ribbon)
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