China Chain Store And Franchise Association

chain store
(chain stores) Two or more stores with similar characteristics, owned by the same company.
One of a series of stores owned by one company and selling the same merchandise
one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise
Chain stores are retail outlets that share a brand and central management, and usually have standardized business methods and practices. These characteristics also apply to chain restaurants and some service-oriented chain businesses.

association
a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"
(often in names) A group of people organized for a joint purpose
A connection or cooperative link between people or organizations
the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"
A plant community defined by a characteristic group of dominant plant species
the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"

franchise
A business or service given such authorization to operate
grant a franchise to
a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
An authorization granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities, e.g., providing a broadcasting service or acting as an agent for a company's products
An authorization given by a league to own a sports team

china
high quality porcelain originally made only in China
Household tableware or other objects made from this or a similar material
Taiwan: a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong
A fine white or translucent vitrified ceramic material
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world