Types of shop
antique shop
noun
a shop that sells valuable old objects
barbershop
noun
a shop where men have their hair cut
beauty parlour
noun
a shop where you can get beauty treatments for your skin or hair
beauty salon
noun
a beauty parlour
big-box store
noun
a large shop that sells a lot of different types of goods including food, medicines, and often things such as washing machines
book club
noun
an organization that sells books at low prices to its members, usually by mail order
bookshop
noun
a shop that sells books. The usual American word is bookstore.
bookstall
noun
a small shop with an open front that sells books, newspapers, and magazines, for example at a railway station
bookstore
noun
a bookshop
booth
noun
a small enclosed space where you can buy things, look at things, or use a service
bottle shop
noun
a shop that sells alcoholic drinks
boutique
noun
a small fashionable shop, especially one that sells clothes
bucket shop
noun
a cheap travel agent
builders’ merchant
noun
a company that sells things that you need for building, for example bricks and sand
cash-and-carry
noun
a large shop where people can buy large amounts of goods at a cheap price, often so that they can then sell them in their own shops
chain store
noun
one of a group of shops that all belong to the same person or company
charity shop
noun
a shop belonging to a charity that sells things that people have given to it
chemist
noun
a shop that sells medicines, beauty products, and toiletries
chip shop
noun
in the UK, a shop where you can buy fish and chips and other hot foods to take away and eat
commissary
noun
a supermarket for members of the armed forces
concession
noun
a small shop or business inside a building owned by a larger business
convenience store
noun
a small shop that is open for long hours and sells a variety of goods, especially food and drink, cleaning materials, and newspapers or magazines
corner shop
noun
a small shop that sells food and other products, often found on the corner of a street
dairy
noun
a small local shop
delicatessen
noun
a shop that sells food such as cooked meat, cheese, and food from other countries
department store
noun
a large shop divided into separate sections, each section selling a different type of thing
dime store
noun
a small shop that sells different types of cheap things
dispensing chemist
noun
a chemist’s shop where medicines are prepared and sold
drapery
noun
a business that sells cloth and things made of cloth
drugstore
noun
a chemist 1
dry cleaner’s
noun
a shop where you take your clothes to be dry-cleaned
duty-free
noun
a shop that sells duty-free goods
filling station
noun
a petrol station
fish and chip shop
noun
a shop that sells fish and chips that you usually take somewhere else to eat
five-and-dime
noun
a shop that sells a variety of goods that are not expensive
garage
noun
a place that repairs or sells cars
garage
noun
a place where you go to buy petrol
garden centre
noun
a large store that sells plants, flowers, and the tools and equipment that you need for looking after a garden
gas station
noun
a petrol station
general store
noun
a shop that sells a wide range of products, often found in small communities
gift shop
noun
a shop selling things that people like to give and receive as presents
haberdashery
noun
men’s clothes, or a shop that sells men’s clothes
hardware shop
noun
a shop that sells metal goods and things for your home or garden such as pans, knives, tools, and chemical products
hole-in-the-wall
noun
a very small shop or restaurant
hypermarket
noun
a very large supermarket, usually built outside a town, that sells a wide range of goods
ironmonger’s
noun
a shop that sells tools and other metal goods
junk shop
noun
a shop that buys and sells used things such as furniture, books, or pictures
liquor store
noun
an off-licence
megastore
noun
a very large shop, especially one that sells many different types of products
minimart
noun
a shop that sells food and stays open late
multiple
noun
a chain store
NAAFI
noun
a shop or place to eat for members of the British armed forces
newspaper stand
noun
a newsstand
newsstand
noun
a place in the street where you can buy newspapers and magazines
offie
noun
an off-licence
off-licence
noun
a shop that sells alcoholic drinks
opportunity shop
noun
a shop that sells second-hand (=used) goods in order to earn money for a charity (=organization that helps the poor, sick etc)
op shop
noun
an opportunity shop
outfitter
noun
a shop that sells clothes, especially men’s clothes
outfitter
noun
a shop that sells clothes and equipment for activities such as camping and hunting
paper shop
noun
a shop that sells newspapers and magazines
patisserie
noun
a shop that sells cakes
perfumery
noun
a shop that sells perfumes
petrol station
noun
a garage that sells petrol for your car. The American word is gas station.
pharmacy
noun
a shop where medicines are prepared and sold
saddler
noun
a shop where saddles and other leather products are sold
saddlery
noun
a saddler’s shop
salon
noun
a shop that sells expensive clothes made by famous designers
service centre
noun
a shop where you can buy parts for the products that are sold there, and can have the products repaired
service station
noun
a business that sells petrol, oil, and other things for vehicles
sex shop
noun
a shop that sells products relating to sexual activities
stall
noun
a large table or a small building that is open at the front, used for selling things or for giving people information
stationer
noun
a shop that sells stationery
supermarket
noun
a very large shop that sells food and other products for the home. You go around the shop pushing a trolley and putting things in it, then you pay for your goods at the checkout.
superstore
noun
a very large shop that sells a wide range of different goods, usually on the edge of a town
superstore
noun
a shop that sells a range of similar products at low prices
sweet shop
noun
a shop that sells sweets and chocolate
takeaway
noun
a shop that sells meals that you take home to eat
tearoom
noun
a small shop selling food, newspapers etc
thrift shop
noun
a charity shop
tobacconist
noun
a shop that sells tobacco, cigarettes etc
trading post
noun
a small town, village, or shop far away from other towns
the cleaners
a place where you can get clothes, curtains etc dry-cleaned (=cleaned with chemicals, not soap and water)