shop fronts
Business street faces
Shop fronts are the street-facing exteriors of retail businesses—the windows, doors, signage, and architectural details that present a store to passersby.
The term emphasizes the public face of commerce: The Victorian shop fronts gave the high street its character.
In British usage especially, shop front may describe the façade alone or the entire ground-floor retail space.
Also spelled shopfronts or shop-fronts.
- windowGlass-fitted wall opening
- window displayMerchandise arranged behind glass
- awningMounted overhead shelter
- façadeFalse outward appearance
- displayPresentation for viewing
signage · boutiques · mom and pop · retail therapy · lettering · commerce · pedestrian zones · brick · typography · cornice · showcases · pilaster · decorative molding · lintel · door · glass · high street · marketplace
shop frontsback doors
Secondary building exits
loading docks · back alleys · backrooms · service areas · back of house
shop frontsback offices
Internal administrative divisions
backrooms · stockrooms · behind-the-scenes · behind the scenes · warehouses
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