newsagent's

Magazine and cigarette retailer

A newsagent's is a British term for a shop that sells newspapers, magazines, cigarettes, sweets, and other small items: I'm just popping to the newsagent's for a paper.

The possessive form treats it as short for "newsagent's shop." Americans would say newsstand or convenience store.

retail

shop

Retail sales venue

  • kioskStandalone public booth
  • counterFlat service surface
  • tillRegister drawer for money

shopkeeper · corner shop · convenience store · off-licence · premises · stockist · retailer · vendor · proprietor · high street

products

newspapers

Printed daily publications

broadsheets · journals · comics · greeting cards · stationery · confectionery · cigarettes · tobacco · lottery tickets · scratch cards

delivery

paper round

Regular newspaper delivery job

morning delivery · newsstand · bundle · early edition · subscription · Sunday papers · drop-off · collection · bicycle · satchel

Opposites
retail specialization

newsagent'sdepartment store

Large multi-section retail establishment

library · hypermarket · shopping mall · megastore · rare book dealer

Family

newsagent

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G