corner shops
Small local retailers
Corner shops are small retail stores in residential neighborhoods, typically selling everyday essentials—groceries, newspapers, cigarettes, snacks.
The term is primarily British; Americans say convenience store or bodega.
Corner shops often occupy actual street corners, maximizing foot traffic and visibility: I popped into the corner shop for milk.
- bodegaSmall urban grocery
- snacksLight bites between meals
- groceriesFood bought at stores
- convenience storesSmall retail shops, extended hours
- newsagentRetailer of periodicals
sweets · mini-mart · milk · tobacconist · greengrocer · locals · dairies · grocery store · retail · superette · crisps · general store · deli · grab-and-go · clerk · gathering place · magazines · newspapers
- British AsiansSouth Asian, Leicester, Bradford, Tower Hamlets, Whitechapel
- convenience stores7-Eleven, bodega, Sheetz, convenience store, Circle K
- urban neighborhoodsboutiques, galleries, row houses, cafes, bungalows
- Indian DiasporaGujaratis, Punjabis, Sikhs, expatriates, expats
corner shopssupermarkets
Large retail food outlets
hypermarkets · big-box stores · megastores · superstores · warehouse stores
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