Chain store and General store

Chain store noun - One of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise.

General store and chain store are semantically related. in place topic. In some cases you can use "General store" instead a noun phrase "Chain store".

General store noun - A retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise.

Chain store and general store are semantically related. You can use "Chain store" instead a noun phrase "General store".