retail store

/ˈriteɪl stɔr/

/ˈriteɪl stɔ/

Other forms: retail stores

Definitions of retail store

1. noun

   a place of business for retailing goods
   synonyms: mercantile establishment, outlet, sales outlet

   types:

   country store, general store, trading post

   a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise

   department store, emporium

   a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain

   discount house, discount store, discounter, wholesale house

   a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price

   market, market place, marketplace, mart

   an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up

   center, mall, plaza, shopping center, shopping centre, shopping mall

   mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace

   shop, store

   a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

   strip mall

   a mercantile establishment consisting of a row of various stores and business and restaurants along a road or busy street; usually opening on a parking lot

   agora, public square

   a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece

   bakehouse, bakery, bakeshop

   a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold

   barbershop

   a shop where men can get their hair cut

   bazaar, bazar

   a shop where a variety of goods are sold

   bazaar, bazar

   a street of small shops, especially in the Middle East

   betting shop

   a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track

   bodega

   a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries

   bookshop, bookstall, bookstore

   a shop where books are sold

   booth

   a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment

   boutique, dress shop

   a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry

   building supply house, building supply store

   a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures

   butcher shop, meat market

   a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold

   canteen

   sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.

   chain store

   one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise

   cleaners, dry cleaners

   shop where dry cleaning is done

   clothing store, haberdashery, haberdashery store, mens store

   a store where men's clothes are sold

   commissary

   a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)

   computer store

   a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user

   candy store, confectionary, confectionery

   a confectioner's shop

   convenience store

   a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items; open long hours for the convenience of customers

   deli, delicatessen, food shop

   a shop selling ready-to-eat food products

   apothecary, apothecary's shop, chemist's, chemist's shop, drugstore, pharmacy

   a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold

   florist, florist shop, flower store

   a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold

   gift shop, novelty shop

   a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts

   food market, grocery, grocery store, market

   a marketplace where groceries are sold

   hardware store, ironmonger, ironmonger's shop

   a store selling hardware

   head shop

   a shop specializing in articles of interest to drug users

   junk shop

   a shop that sells cheap secondhand goods

   hat shop, millinery

   shop selling women's hats

   market square, open-air market, open-air marketplace

   a public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold

   outfitter

   a shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose

   liquor store, off-licence, package store

   a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere

   loan office, pawnbroker's shop, pawnshop

   a shop where loans are made with personal property as security

   perfumery

   store where perfumes are sold

   pet shop

   a shop where pet animals can be purchased

   pizza parlor, pizza shop, pizzeria

   a shop where pizzas are made and sold

   fix-it shop, repair shop

   a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance

   beauty parlor, beauty parlour, beauty salon, beauty shop, salon

   a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work

   shoe shop, shoe store, shoe-shop

   a shop where shoes are sold

   slave market

   a marketplace where slaves were auctioned off (especially in the southern United States before the American Civil War)

   specialty store

   a store that sells only one kind of merchandise

   second-hand store, thriftshop

   a shop that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices

   tobacco shop, tobacconist, tobacconist shop

   a shop that sells pipes and pipe tobacco and cigars and cigarettes

   toyshop

   shop where toys are sold

   agora

   the marketplace in ancient Greece

   type of:

   business establishment, place of business

   an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered