company store

American  

noun

1. a retail store operated by a company for the convenience of the employees, who are required to buy from the store.

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Etymology

Origin of company store

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

The company issued its own money, and workers used it for rent on company-owned homes and goods at the company store or local businesses.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2022

Even perks like swag from the company store are drawing scrutiny, insiders said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2022

Ikea HQ is exactly what you might expect: a company store modified to function as the main office for 5,400 employees.

From The Verge • Dec. 18, 2019

I was raised in a company house in a company town where the miners had to buy their own oilers — that is, rubber coveralls — drill bits and other tools at the company store.

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2019

Instead of the dyed quills Grandma used so skillfully, Ten Snow had sewn the bag with trade beads bought in precious packets at the company store.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich