general store
noun
: a retail store located usually in a small or rural community that carries a wide variety of goods including groceries but is not divided into departments
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The front half of the old-time general store is filled with toys and gifts, local souvenirs and a year-round Christmas shop. 
Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2022 While working in a small general store in the East End, Browne met Mark Rothko and sold Gauloises cigarettes to Robert Motherwell. Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 His wife collected him down past the general store. New York Times, 10 July 2022 His wife collected him down past the general store. Dan Barry, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022 Located on the Penn Cove waterfront, this recently restored frontier-era-style retreat has been a girls’ school and a general store, among other things. Liza Weisstuch, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 That Shop, at 138 Main St. in Somers, back in January, and have created a space that has a little of everything, akin to a mercantile or general store. Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2022 The family owned and operated a general store in Wilber, a destination for Czech emigres like her parents. Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 July 2022 The shop also features a general store that includes home décor, accents, eco-friendly products and more. Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 24 June 2022 See More
Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2022 While working in a small general store in the East End, Browne met Mark Rothko and sold Gauloises cigarettes to Robert Motherwell. Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 His wife collected him down past the general store. New York Times, 10 July 2022 His wife collected him down past the general store. Dan Barry, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022 Located on the Penn Cove waterfront, this recently restored frontier-era-style retreat has been a girls’ school and a general store, among other things. Liza Weisstuch, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 That Shop, at 138 Main St. in Somers, back in January, and have created a space that has a little of everything, akin to a mercantile or general store. Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2022 The family owned and operated a general store in Wilber, a destination for Czech emigres like her parents. Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 July 2022 The shop also features a general store that includes home décor, accents, eco-friendly products and more. Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 24 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1827, in the meaning defined above