corner store

[kawr-ner stawr] / ˈkɔr nər ˈstɔr /

NOUN

convenience store

Synonyms

WEAK

Seven-Eleven® mom-and-pop store

NOUN

grocery store

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convenience store supermarket

WEAK

bodega food mart food store market mom-and-pop store retail food store

NOUN

market/mart

Synonyms

WEAK

bazaar bodega booth business chain store co-op deli delicatessen department store dimestore drugstore emporium exchange fair general store grocery store mall outlet shop shopping mall showroom souk square stall stock exchange store supermarket trading post truck variety store warehouse

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Stambor said the decision to shut down Amazon Go locations — Amazon’s play on a corner store — as well as its Amazon Fresh grocery outlets wasn’t a surprise.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026

It’ll be available online and in the local corner store that first started the “Keep IV Waste” sign petition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

A first-generation daughter of immigrant parents from El Salvador, neighbours recognised her as a girl who would visit the corner store almost daily to buy candy and soda, according to the Los Angeles Times.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

It’s stocked intermittently at the almost-fancy corner store near my gym, which makes it feel more like a prize than a beverage.

From Salon • Jul. 8, 2025

If I had to go to the corner store and do fractions I wouldn’t even bother going, I’d just look for a store that didn’t have fractions.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers

corner store

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