convenience store

American  

noun

convenience stores plural

1. a retail store that carries a limited selection of basic items, as packaged foods and drugstore items, and is open long hours for the convenience of shoppers.

---

convenience store British  

noun

1. a shop that has long opening hours, caters to local tastes, and is conveniently situated

---

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• convenience stores
  plural

Etymology

Origin of convenience store

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

A few doors along, Emma Gilchrist - who runs convenience shop The Store - said she feared "massive supply issues" due to lorries being diverted which would affect the community.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Qaderdan is now part-owner of a convenience shop in Renton, and his long-term goal is to convert it into a restaurant where he can cook and showcase Afghan dishes.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2022

Under a dreamcatcher, I enter the convenience shop.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2022

South Korean convenience shop chain GS25 posted more than 30% increases in sales of instant meals in January-May versus a year ago.

From Reuters • Jun. 29, 2022

Hernandez was a teenager working at a convenience shop in Etan’s Manhattan neighborhood when the boy vanished in 1979, on the first day he was allowed to walk alone to his school bus stop.

From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2017