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department store a shop that sells many different items in different departments. Harrods is probably the world's best known department store. supermarket a large shop that sells mostly food and household items. grocer (UK) / grocery store (US) a shop that sells food. greengrocer sells fresh fruit and egetables. butcher ! sells fresh meat. baker sells fresh bread and "akes. fishmonger sells fresh fish. chemist (UK) / drugstore (US) sells medi"ines and toiletries. pharmacy (US) sells medi"ines. newsagent ! sells newspapers and maga#ines. stationer sells paper goods. optician sells glasses / "onta"t lenses. DIY store sells things for home impro ement. hardware shop / hardware store / ironmonger hard goods$ su"h as nails and s"rews. corner shop (UK) a shop on the "orner of your street$ selling a range of basi" goods food$ newspapers$ sweets$ bread$ et". delicatessen (deli) sells spe"ialist food not normally found in supermarkets. %or e&le$ an 'talian deli$ an (sian deli. bookshop / bookstore books. market market traders (people who work on a market) ha e stalls that sell fruit and egetables$ "lothes$ household items and so on. petshop ! for pets and pet food. flea market a group of stalls selling old furniture or "lothes. tea shop (UK) like a "afe$ but sells tea and "akes. petrol station (UK) / gas station (US) sells petrol$ "ar produ"ts and sometimes food.
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