storeowner

Retail business proprietor

A storeowner is a person who owns a retail shop or business.

The term emphasizes proprietorship rather than management—a storeowner may hire others to run daily operations or work the counter themselves.

The storeowner decided to extend holiday hours.

Also spelled as two words: store owner.

merchant

trader

One who transacts commercially

distributor · supplier · reseller · broker · merchandiser · buyer · importer · exporter · consignment · salesmanship

retail

merchandise

Commercial products offered

shelves · stockroom · aisle · pricing · receipt · customers · signage · floorplan · inventory

entrepreneur

founder

One who begins something

businessperson · investor · visionary · pioneer · franchisee · cofounder · risk-taker · bootstrapper · self-employed · ambitious

operations

inventory

Catalog of held assets

cashflow · profit · loss · revenue · lease · liability · solvency · payroll · taxes · licensing

localbusiness

mainstreet

Primary town thoroughfare

boutique · artisanal · cornerstore

shopkeeper

grocer

Food shop proprietor

florist · bookseller · tailor · cobbler · jeweler · optician · tobacconist · antiquarian · haberdasher · greengrocer

Categories
Opposites
ownership/employment status

storeowneremployee

Hired organizational member

shop assistant · sales clerk · cashier · hired hand · clerk

commercial role relationship

storeownercustomer

Buyer of goods

shopper · consumer · buyer · patron · client

Family

store, owner, stories, stored, stores, storage, storied, ownership, storehouse

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