Types of shops
by 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
