Types of shops

Types of shops Door Peter Pikous

1. greengrocer

1.1. sells fresh fruit and vegetables

2. butcher

2.1. sells fresh meat

3. baker

3.1. sells fresh bread and cakes

4. fishmonger

4.1. sells fresh fish

5. chemist

5.1. sells medicines and toiletries

6. newsagent

6.1. sells newspapers and magazines

7. stationer

7.1. sells paper goods

8. optician

8.1. sells glasses / contact lenses

9. DIY store

9.1. sells things for home improvement

9.2. DIY stands for 'Do it yourself'

10. hairdresser | barber

10.1. a shop where you can get a haircut or a shave

11. shopping centre | mall

11.1. a large building with a lot of shops, restaurants, and sometimes a cinema

12. market

12.1. market traders (people who work on a market) have stalls that sell fruit and vegetables, clothes, household items and so on

13. flower shop | florist

13.1. a shop where they arrange and sell flowers

14. jewellery shop

14.1. a shop where you can buy rings, bracelets, necklaces etc.

15. jewellery store

16. department store

16.1. a large shop that sells many different things in different sections

16.2. Harrods is probably the world's best known department store.

17. supermarket

17.1. a large shop that sells mostly food and household items

18. grocer

18.1. a shop that sells food

19. hardware shop

19.1. sells hard goods, such as nails and screws

20. delicatessen (deli)

20.1. a shop that sells food (cooked meat, cheese, wine, ...) from other countries

21. bookshop

21.1. sells books

22. petshop

22.1. sells pets and pet food

23. tea shop

23.1. like a cafe, but sells tea and cakes

24. petrol station

24.1. sells petrol, car products and sometimes food

25. shoe shop

25.1. sells shoes

26. clothes shop

26.1. sells clothes

27. flea market

27.1. a group of stalls selling old furniture or clothes

28. music shop

28.1. a shop that sells CDs, records or musical instruments

29. toy shop

29.1. sells all kinds of toys

30. travel agent

30.1. a shop where people can plan holidays and make travel arrangements