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A large shop on many floors divided into separate sections, for example, electrical goods, furniture, and fashions. | department store |
A series of similar shops in different towns which are owned by the same company. | chain store |
A shop specializing in particular goods, for example, computers, books, or CDs. | specialist retailer |
A small shop selling essential groceries, newspapers, often run by a family, serving a few streets, and open from the morning to late at night. | corner shop/convenience store |
A huge supermarket, with easy parking, usually outside, or on the edge of town which sells everything from food and drink to clothes, electrical goods, and furniture. | hypermarket |
A covered gallery or building containing many different shops. | shopping mall |
A large shop in a town or serving an area of a city which sells food, drink, and things for cleaning your house. | supermarket |
A small, independent shop which sells clothes, often with designer labels. | boutique |