Thesaurus:retail store

Thesaurus

retail store

English

Noun

Sense: a sheltered place that shows and sells goods to end customers

Synonyms

• store
• shop
• retail store
• retail outlet

Hypernyms

• enterprise    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

Stores that sell variety of goods

• general store
• country store (US, historical)
• variety store (US)
• supermarket
• hypermarket
• department store
• discount store
• convenience store
• corner store
• corner shop

Stores that sell above all foodstuffs and food to be eated off premises

• grocery
• grocery store
• greengrocer (chiefly UK)
• candy store (US)
• sweet shop (dated, US)
• confectioner's (UK)
• tuck shop (UK, Australia, New Zealand)
• bakeshop
• butcher's (UK)
• delicatessen

Stores that sell above all alcoholic beverages to be drunk off the premises

• bottle shop (Australia)
• bottlo (Australia)
• liquor store    [⇒ thesaurus] (US)
• off-licence (UK)
• offy
• package store (US)

Stores selling a variety of inexpensive items

• dime store (US)
• five-and-dime (US)
• ten-cent store (US)
• dollar store (US, Canada)
• pound shop (UK, Ireland)

Specialized stores

• drugstore
• pharmacy
• apothecary (nonstandard, now historical)
• chemist's (chiefly UK)
• bookstore
• bookshop
• beauty shop
• boutique
• toy store
• hardware store
• chain store
• pet shop
• gift shop
• thrift shop
• charity shop
• paper shop (UK)
• second-hand shop
• antique shop
• bazaar
• sex shop

Stall and similar

• stall
• booth
• stand
• kiosk
• newsstand

Holonyms

• shopping center
• shopping mall
• mall

Meronyms

• shop window
• store window
• display window
• cash desk
• cash register
• goods    [⇒ thesaurus]
• shelf
• mannequin

Various

• market
• marketplace
• mart
•   —
• storekeeper
• salesclerk
•   —
• vending machine

Further reading

• “799. mart” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “store” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.