Grocery store

Grocery store
Grocery store on the Upper West Side of Manhattan Delicatessen & Grocery in Metairie, Louisiana Ethnic grocery, West Bloomfield Twp, Michigan Convenience Store in Brockenhurst, United Kingdom Organic grocery in Toronto, Canada

A grocery store (AE), grocery shop (BE) or simply grocery^[1] is a retail store that primarily retails a general range of food products,^[2] which may be fresh or packaged. In everyday U.S. usage, however, "grocery store" is a synonym for supermarket,^[3] and is not used to refer to other types of stores that sell groceries. In the UK, shops that sell food are distinguished as grocers^[3] or grocery shops (though in everyday use, people usually use either the term "supermarket" or a "corner shop".)

Larger types of stores that sell groceries, such as supermarkets and hypermarkets, usually stock significant amounts of non-food products, such as clothing and household items. Small grocery stores that sell mainly fruit and vegetables are known as greengrocers (Britain) or produce markets (U.S.), and small grocery stores that predominantly sell prepared food, such as candy and snacks, are known as convenience shops or delicatessens.^{[citation needed]}