Meaning of mom and pop | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A small business, often but not always owned or operated by a family.
   informal
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mom, and, pop.

Examples

“Also, love for mom and pop.”

“The new supermarkets were killing the Mom and Pops, and centralized purchasing would help them compete.”

“Most of these wineries folded, sold out, or merged with others, although when compared to the Mom and Pops, a slightly higher percentage survived.”

“But put a Target, JC Penney or Wal-Mart in an existing downtown, and you draw even more traffic to the merchants occupying the adjacent streets. Then, instead of killing Mom-and-Pop stores, they’d present the Mom and Pops with enlarged opportunities for profit.”

“I will tell you that that is of great concern because particularly for the smaller chains or the Mom and Pops, you know, they just don’t have the ability to get that information out there if they can’t put it on the internet.”

“Currently CRG owns record retail outlets in various cities, but none in the ghetto areas of these cities. At first glance it would seem that establishing these stores in ghetto areas would only succeed in putting the Mom and Pops out of business, while creating unneeded ill-will and trouble.”

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