shopkeeping
Running a store
Shopkeeping is the work of running a small retail store—managing inventory, serving customers, and handling daily operations.
The term carries connotations of modest, traditional commerce: After thirty years of shopkeeping, he knew every customer by name.
It sometimes appears dismissively to contrast small-scale trade with grander enterprises.
One who sells wares
- tradeExchange of commodities
- businessCommercial activity or occupation
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- livelihoodMeans of earning income
proprietor · vendor · retailer · marketplace · economy · enterprise · wholesale · profit
Payment completion process
- tillRegister drawer for money
- cash registerRetail transaction machine
- point-of-saleWhere transactions occur
- receiptWritten payment acknowledgment
transaction · opening hours · closing time · shopfloor · storefront · counter · display · pricing
Goods kept for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- goodsThings for sale
- waresItems offered for sale
- suppliesResources for a task
products · assortment · stockroom · shelves · racks · bins · storage · catalogue
merchant
One who sells wares
- tradeExchange of commodities
- businessCommercial activity or occupation
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
livelihood · proprietor · vendor · retailer · marketplace · economy · enterprise · wholesale · profit · revenue
checkout
Payment completion process
- tillRegister drawer for money
- cash registerRetail transaction machine
- point-of-saleWhere transactions occur
receipt · transaction · opening hours · closing time · shopfloor · storefront · counter · display · pricing · signage
stock
Goods kept for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- goodsThings for sale
- waresItems offered for sale
supplies · products · assortment · stockroom · shelves · racks · bins · storage · catalogue · stocktaking
store
Retail establishment
stall · counter · shopfront · awning · window display · fitting room · backroom · stockroom · lease · rent
clientele
Collective body of customers
regular · patron · custom · service · greeting · assistance · inquiries · complaints · returns · refunds
- livelihoodsjob, career, work, income, profession
- commercetrade, banking, merchant, imports, sales
- keeping thingssafekeeping, recordkeeping, bookkeeping, housekeeping, timekeeping
shopkeepingconsuming
Using up entirely
shopping · buying · purchasing · consumption · patronage
shopkeepingmanufacturing
Industrial product creation
production · industrial production · factory work · making · fabrication
keep, shop, keeper, keeping, keeps, shops, shopkeeper, shopkeepers, shoppe