corner stores

Small local markets

Corner stores are small neighborhood retail shops selling everyday essentials—snacks, drinks, cigarettes, lottery tickets, basic groceries.

They occupy corner lots for visibility and foot traffic, though the term now applies regardless of location.

Also called bodegas, convenience stores, or corner shops (British).

I ran to the corner store for milk.

Categories

local businessessmall business, shops, retailers, local shops, bakery
retail channelsretail stores, e-commerce, wholesale, direct sales, franchises
urban neighborhoodsboutiques, galleries, row houses, cafes, bungalows
barriobodega, stoop, farmacia, taqueria, mercado
immigrant businessesbodegas, ethnic restaurants, delis, nail salons, dry cleaners
neighborhoodsneighborhood, suburb, subdivision, Greenwich Village, East Village

Opposites

scale and size

corner storessupermarkets

Large retail food outlets

ownership and corporate structure

corner storeschain stores

Branded shops, many locations

retail channel and shopping mode

corner storese-commerce

Internet-based buying and selling

Family

Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G