storefront

American  

[stawr-fruhnt, stohr-] / ˈstɔrˌfrʌnt, ˈstoʊr- /

noun

1. the side of a store facing a street, usually containing display windows.

2. a store or other establishment that has frontage on a street or thoroughfare.

   After the fire the family took shelter temporarily in an abandoned storefront.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the frontage of a store, especially the display windows.

   a storefront sign.

2. located or operating in a storelike area, room, or set of rooms fronting on a street.

   a storefront community center.

Etymology

Origin of storefront

First recorded in 1935–40; store + front

Example Sentences

A Ventura County man is accused of creating his own version of a doughnut hole Wednesday morning — in a Simi Valley storefront.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The sporting goods chain is developing a digital storefront that it plans to launch later this year, CFO Carl Ford said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Now, only a few small businesses are reopening in the city, like a chicken shop with a shattered storefront whose owner said his five employees have not come back.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

A five-block stretch of mostly Hispanic merchants on East Lake Street has more foot traffic and almost every empty storefront has sprung back to life since a reporter visited in January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Mop examines the storefront from across the street.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya