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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I’d gone from someone who wanted to stay out all night to someone who couldn’t go to the corner store.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

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

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

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

On a recent afternoon, he had a copy in his wallet, along with his state ID, as he walked from his uptown apartment in Memphis, Tennessee, to a nearby corner store.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025

I asked again, wanting her to stop the washing and perhaps take me to the corner store for an icy pop.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

corner store

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