shop front

Store's street face

The front exterior of a retail store, including its windows, entrance, and signage—the face a business presents to the street.

A shop front may be designed to attract customers or left deliberately plain.

The term extends to online storefronts: Their website serves as their digital shop front.

Also spelled as one word: shopfront.

Opposites
spatial location in retail

shop frontstockroom

Storage for merchandise

back room · storeroom · back of house · stock room · warehouse

visibility and presentation

shop frontback room

Private space behind scenes

behind the scenes · service entrance · back alley · interior

exterior vs. interior

shop frontback entrance

service entrance · back door · interior · loading dock

Family

shopfront

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