ˈanchor store noun [countableC] American EnglishAmE a large, well-known, and popular store in a shopping mall (=place containing a lot of shops), that attracts a lot of customers to the mall and to the other shops. An anchor store is usually part of a successful chain that has stores in many cities. 锚店,主力商店,旗舰名店〔商场内的知名大商店〕