general store owner
Small-town retailer
A general store owner operates a small retail shop selling a wide variety of goods—groceries, hardware, clothing, household supplies—typically in a rural area or small town.
The term evokes an older American image of the shopkeeper who knew every customer by name and extended credit until harvest: The general store owner let us put it on our tab.
- shopkeeperSmall store manager
- merchantOne who sells wares
- proprietorBusiness holder
- counterFlat service surface
- apronWaist-tied protective garment
shelves · inventory · cash register · cracker barrel · penny candy · glass jars · dry goods · provisions · stockroom · ledger · regular customers · small town · Main Street · old fashioned · hardware · flour · tobacco · credit
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