The clubby shop, which relies more heavily on phone sales than walk-ins, thus thrives on individualism.

In the markets and along the main streets, small shops of all kinds thrive.

Mr. Prakash's shop thrived there, and has spawned nearly a dozen imitators.

The shops in Hirtshals thrive on the excessive number of visitors, especially Norwegians, who shop in the small town all year long.

Many large business franchises provide modern convenience, while the community's quaint small shops still thrive in the original business district on Main Street.

We'd travelled into an era when village greens were manicured, local shops thrived in high streets and everyone took life at a gentler pace.

Clean and fully stocked, the shop is thriving.

The locals ran things their way and, because the shop was thriving, Philip wasn't inclined to interfere.

Broker buoyancy over record transactions is tempered by uncertainty over whether the new shops will thrive.

The Association built many shops and mills and the community was thriving within just a few years after its start.