Shopping Vocabulary Important

department store – a large shop that sells different types of items in different areas or departments of the store - The department store in our town sells everything from clothes and shoes to bedding, kitchenware and cosmetics.
convenience store – a small local shop that is open for long hours and sells a limited range of everyday food and other goods - If we run out of bread or milk, I send one of the kids down to the convenience store at the end of the road to buy some.
supermarket – a large shop that sells mainly food and household items - I buy most of our food at the supermarket, although I do like to go to the local butcher for meat.
discount store – a shop that sells goods at less than the normal retail price - Having a motor parts discount store near my home means that I can keep my car on the road quite cheaply. grocery – shop that sells groceries (the collective term for items of food sold in a grocery or supermarket) - I hope that our local grocery store doesn’t close down now that a big supermarket has been build near town.
greengrocer – person or shop that sells fresh fruit and vegetables - When I was young I was always given a free apple when I went to the greengrocer with my mum. butcher – person or shop that sells fresh meat - My butcher makes the best sausages in the area.
bakery – shop that sells fresh bread and cakes - Fresh bread from a bakery always tastes much better than bread bought from a supermarket.
fishmonger – person or shop that sells fresh fish - Our fishmonger buys his fish straight off the local fishing boats so it’s very fresh.
farm shop – a shop which sells produce from a farm directly to the public - Buying from a farm shop helps to support the local economy and guarantees the produce is fresh. pharmacy – shop that sells medicines - They were very helpful at the pharmacy and recommended some cough mixture that has calmed my chesty cough.
chemist (UK) / drugstore (US) – sells medicines and toiletries - I was glad that mum asked me to pick her tablets from the chemist as they had an offer on razor blades and I needed some new ones.
newsagents – shop that sells newspapers and magazines - Harry stopped off at the newsagents on his way to the train station each weekday morning to buy his daily paper.
pet shop – shop that sells food and other items for dogs, cats and other pets and sometimes small pets as well - My dog loves visiting the pet shop with me as he knows that I’ll buy him a dog chew.
bookshop – shop that sells books I buy lots of Christmas and birthday present from bookshops as all my family are keen readers. DIY store – shop that sells things for home improvement - Dad has promised me some shelves in my room so we’re off to the DIY store at the weekend to buy some planks of wood and screws.