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home center U.S. [f. home n.1 2 + centre 6 a.] A shop which sells building, hardware, and decorating materials for the home. Also attrib.
1966Building Materials Merchandiser Dec. 59/2 Small towns everywhere can provide a good base for a modern, one-stop Home Center where hardware, paints and related items are sold together with lumber and building materials. 1971Hardware Retailer June 41 Today's Home Center is a hardware store. 1972Hardware Retailing May 298/2 That these products are hot sellers is borne out by the experience of thousands of home centers. 1972Home Center June 14 Handyman, the Home Center chain with 26 stores in California, the northwest and Scottsdale, Ariz., will move into Texas this year. Ibid. 53 Today's Home Center is much more than a lumberyard, but building materials and hardware are the heart of every Home Center operation. |