stores
Places to buy
Stores serves as both verb and noun.
To store something is to put it away for future use; stores is the third-person form: She stores her winter clothes in the attic.
As a noun, stores are supplies or provisions: The expedition carried stores for six months.
A store is a retail establishment, and stores can mean multiple such places: I need to run some errands at a few stores.
In British usage, stores often refers to a large department store or warehouse.
Small specialized retail shop
- supermarketSelf-service food retailer
- mallEnclosed shopping center
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
- cashierTill operator
checkout · aisle · department · franchise · outlet · emporium · shopper · display
Concealed storage spot
- hoardHidden accumulated valuables
- supplyFurnish or stock
- reserveSupply kept back
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
ration · surplus · emergency · strategic · stash · ammunition · bunker · contingency
Ordered list of items
- goodsThings for sale
- itemsIndividual units or objects
- productsItems made for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
supplies · stock · assets · materials · resources · components · accessories · spare parts
Flat freight platforms
- forkliftPowered pallet-hoisting vehicle
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- shelvingHorizontal storage surfaces
racking · bulk · cargo · shipment · receiving · dispatch · conveyor · crate
Mixed collection of things
- selectionChosen item or items
- rangeExtent of variation
- arrayOrdered collection or display
- big-boxLarge-format retail chain
megastore · hypermarket · one-stop · superstore · warehouse club · everything · sundries
boutique
Small specialized retail shop
- supermarketSelf-service food retailer
- mallEnclosed shopping center
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
cashier · checkout · aisle · department · franchise · outlet · emporium · shopper · display · grocery
cache
Concealed storage spot
provisions · ration · surplus · emergency · strategic · stash · ammunition · bunker · contingency · accumulation
catalog
Ordered list of items
merchandise · supplies · stock · assets · materials · resources · components · accessories · spare parts · tracking
pallets
Flat freight platforms
- forkliftPowered pallet-hoisting vehicle
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- distributionAllocation across recipients
shelving · racking · bulk · cargo · shipment · receiving · dispatch · conveyor · crate · dock
assortment
Mixed collection of things
big-box · megastore · hypermarket · one-stop · superstore · warehouse club · everything · sundries
data
Facts for analysis
- computerElectronic calculating device
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- filesStored data collections
digital · archive · save · retrieve · information · backup · cloud · server · disk · hard drive
- nounsanimals, bags, balls, banks, beds
- retailretail sales, Amazon, marketplace, clearance, sale
- online shoppingAmazon, cart, checkout, e-commerce, Walmart
- Main Streetbakery, barbershop, bookstore, boutique, deli
- mallsshopping mall, mall, galleria, food court, mall directory
- shopping areasmall, marketplace, shopping center, shopping district, bazaar
storesdiscards
Things thrown away
throws away · dumps · junks · trashes · gets rid of
- grocery storeFood and supplies retailer
- pet storeAnimal retail shop
- hardware storeRetail outlet for tools
- department storeLarge multi-section retail establishment
- candy storeRetailer of confections
- toy storeShop selling children's amusements
store, restore, stored, storage, storied, storing, restored, storehouse, restoring