What is Chain store?
[[Image:Wal-Mart in Madison Heights.jpg|right|thumb|A [[Wal-Mart]] chain store]] '''Chain stores''' are [[retail]] [[Shop|store]]s which share a [[Trademark|brand]] and central [[management]], usually with [[standard]]ized [[business]] methods and practices. They may all have the same owners or may be [[Franchising|franchise]]d. Many [[restaurant]]s are also chains. ==Related pages== * [[List of supermarkets]], contains a number of chain stores {{stub}} [[Category:Business organizations]]