Sentence examples for weathered stores from inspiring English sources

In Shiloh, about three miles west of Bridgeton, where a few weathered stores cluster around a single blinking traffic light, Frank Noyes considered the problem from the counter of his auto repair shop, a business his father started in 1942.

Cruising on the near-silence of high gear through the tunnels of oak trees just outside San Diego close to the Mexican border, we slipped past sleepy border agents, old saloons and weathered general stores.

Sesame oil will keep in a cool pantry for up to six months, but for longer storage, particularly in hot weather, store the oil in the refrigerator.

You can switch your dresser contents for warm weather and cold weather, storing the off-season items in a plastic bin in a closet or basement until they're needed.

A small number of independent stores have weathered the luxury blitz in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.

This could be read as a pro-active way to forestall the kind of neighborhood grumpiness the Marc Jacobs stores have weathered, or just a sign of Mr. Nars's humility.

J. C. Penney, Kohl's and other American retailers have weathered declining spending and store visits as consumers navigate record gasoline prices and falling home values.

Mr. Smith said he has never had to pay out of pocket to keep Secret Stash afloat since the first months of its operation, and Mr. Flanagan said proudly that the store had weathered problems including a wider comics industry downturn and the ascent of online shopping, which has made rare items attainable at the touch of a button.

The recent strong line-up of books helped WH Smith's high street stores weather the tough retail conditions in the year to August 31.

And the online stores that have weathered the Internet industry shakeout have solved many of the technology and warehouse problems that bedeviled online shoppers in years past.

But Ms Wehrle believes struggling department stores could have weathered the storm better: "If a retailer blames the demise of their business on these pressures alone they are probably hanging by a thread". She points to John Lewis as an example of a group that has adapted well in changing times by ramping up its online presence and investing in its store experience.