types of shops
by Andreas Ude
1. department store
1.1. a large shop that sells many different things in different sections
1.2. Harrods is probably the world's best known department store.
2. supermarket
2.1. a large shop that sells mostly food and household items
3. grocer
3.1. a shop that sells food
4. greengrocer
4.1. sells fresh fruit and vegetables
5. butcher
5.1. sells fresh meat
6. baker
6.1. sells fresh bread and cakes
7. fishmonger
7.1. sells fresh fish
8. chemist
8.1. sells medicines and toiletries
9. newsagent
9.1. sells newspapers and magazines
10. stationer
10.1. sells paper goods
11. optician
11.1. sells glasses / contact lenses
12. DIY store
12.1. sells things for home improvement
12.2. DIY stands for 'Do it yourself'
13. hardware shop
13.1. sells hard goods, such as nails and screws
14. delicatessen (deli)
14.1. a shop that sells food (cooked meat, cheese, wine, ...) from other countries
15. bookshop
15.1. sells books
16. petshop
16.1. sells pets and pet food
17. tea shop
17.1. like a cafe, but sells tea and cakes
18. petrol station
18.1. sells petrol, car products and sometimes food
19. hairdresser | barber
19.1. a shop where you can get a haircut or a shave
20. shoe shop
20.1. sells shoes
21. clothes shop
21.1. sells clothes
22. shopping centre | mall
22.1. a large building with a lot of shops, restaurants, and sometimes a cinema
23. market
23.1. market traders (people who work on a market) have stalls that sell fruit and vegetables, clothes, household items and so on
24. flea market
24.1. a group of stalls selling old furniture or clothes
25. flower shop | florist('s [shop])
25.1. a shop where they arrange and sell flowers
26. music shop
26.1. a shop that sells CDs, records or musical instruments
27. jewellery shop / jeweller('s [shop])
27.1. a shop where you can buy rings, bracelets, necklaces etc.
28. toy shop
28.1. sells all kinds of toys
29. jewellery store
30. travel agent
30.1. a shop where people can plan holidays and make travel arrangements