Midway Mall opened on Sept. 16, 1970, with the arrival of a Woolco discount mart.—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024 Now, Anchors Up Grill and a gas station mart provide the only food for purchase in Cameron.—Nidhi Sharma, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024 Black Spruce's plans to convert the mall into a trade mart for Chinese companies selling goods to U.S. wholesale buyers never proceeded.—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024 Although California enacted a ban on plastic bags in 2015, it is limited to grocery stores, retail stores with a pharmacy, convenience stores, food marts and liquor stores.—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024 Day 1 — Indoor amusement and a mind-bending shopping mart
Our odyssey begins at Area15, a sprawling, technicolor playground that's part interactive art installation, part high-tech amusement park.—Laura Parker, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024 Some shopping carts are designed for big grocery hauls while some are perfect for toting just a few items from the convenience mart or liquor store down the street.—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2024 Autumn vendor mart being held at East Dundee Depot
A free autumn vendor mart will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, at The Depot, 319 N. River St., East Dundee.—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023 Civil rights activists have held protests outside a mini mart in nearby Selma allegedly owned by one of the men charged.—Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Middle Dutch marct, mart, ultimately from L. mercatus market — more at market
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