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.

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convenience store British  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• convenience stores
  plural

Etymology

Origin of convenience store

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

convenience store

The convenience store chain said inside same-store sales increased 3.2%, a decline from the year before.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Or take Arch “Beaver” Aplin III, who didn’t set out to be a convenience store owner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

They were followed on Monday by an explosion at a convenience store.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Faisal Umar manages a 24-hour convenience store on the street, which sits in the heart of the dispersal zone.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

After the accident, Holly decides we can take a convenience store break.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich