strip mall
Suburban shopping stretch
A strip mall is a row of stores sharing a single building and parking lot, typically set back from a road.
Unlike enclosed shopping malls, strip malls have storefronts that open directly to the outside.
They usually house small retail businesses, restaurants, and services: The strip mall had a nail salon, a pizza place, and a dry cleaner.
The term often carries connotations of generic suburban development.
Licensed business operation
- anchor storeMajor retailer anchoring mall
- nail salonManicure establishment
- dry cleanerWaterless fabric care business
- laundromatSelf-service clothes-washing business
fast-food · pizza parlor · pharmacy · liquor store · dollar store · check cashing · pawn shop · barbershop
Public open square
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- awningMounted overhead shelter
- signagePosted public displays
- marqueeTheater entrance canopy
parking lot · setback · zoning · infill · footprint · frontage · landscaping · modular
Extend in disorderly fashion
- commuterOne who travels regularly
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- bedroom communityResidential area near employment center
- tract housingStandardized residential development
cul-de-sac · parking lot · big box · exurb · outskirts · development · property values · neighborhood
Small specialized retail shop
- apparelClothing collectively
- groceriesFood bought at stores
- footwearGarments for feet
- electronicsStudy of circuits
bookstore · cosmetics · sporting goods · optician · pet supplies · stationery · toys · hardware
Curated storefront arrangements
- awningsFixed overhead fabric shelters
- neon signsElectrified gas tube advertisements
- entrancePoint of access
- shopfrontRetail establishment's street-facing exterior
mannequins · posters · banners · branding · logos · sandwich boards · decals · open sign
franchise
Licensed business operation
- anchor storeMajor retailer anchoring mall
- nail salonManicure establishment
- dry cleanerWaterless fabric care business
laundromat · fast-food · pizza parlor · pharmacy · liquor store · dollar store · check cashing · pawn shop · barbershop · hair salon
plaza
Public open square
marquee · parking lot · setback · zoning · infill · footprint · frontage · landscaping · modular · prefabricated
sprawl
Extend in disorderly fashion
- commuterOne who travels regularly
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- bedroom communityResidential area near employment center
tract housing · cul-de-sac · parking lot · big box · exurb · outskirts · development · property values · neighborhood · commercial zoning
boutique
Small specialized retail shop
electronics · bookstore · cosmetics · sporting goods · optician · pet supplies · stationery · toys · hardware · discount
window displays
Curated storefront arrangements
- awningsFixed overhead fabric shelters
- neon signsElectrified gas tube advertisements
- entrancePoint of access
shopfront · mannequins · posters · banners · branding · logos · sandwich boards · decals · open sign · plate glass
- shoppingbuying, shopping cart, shop, purchases, sale
- buildingshouse, hospital, hotel, school, bank
- shopsshop, boutique, store, bakery, bookstores
- commercial buildingsshop, store, market, mall, shopping mall
- commercial districtsbusiness district, commercial district, shopping center, shopping mall, retail park
- commercial propertiesoffice, storefront, retail space, warehouse, shopping mall
strip mallshopping mall
Large indoor retail center
galleria · shopping arcade · shopping center · department store · bazaar
strip mallhigh street
Town's central shopping road
pedestrian mall · Main Street · town center · village square · city center