convenience store

noun

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

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of convenience store¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

The group, which described its latest offering as "a blend of technological form and sensory flavour", said the snack is a collaboration with 7-Eleven which began selling them in their convenience stores this week.

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“He’s a local celebrity now,” said Shelli Selfridge, a clerk at a convenience store where one of Bradshaw’s flowers graces the pavement and his legal problems are a frequent topic of conversation.

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Already, less than half of the Federal Reserve’s coin-distribution locations are still filling orders for pennies, causing cascading problems at fast-food restaurants and convenience stores.

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In Hermosillo the evening after visiting the mine in June, Sánchez stopped at a convenience store on his way to the orphanage to buy the kids drinks and cookies.

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Amazon handed Whole Foods Chief Executive Jason Buechel responsibility over its entire grocery operation earlier this year, including its Amazon Fresh markets and Amazon Go cashierless convenience stores—concepts that have struggled to gain traction.

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