convenience store

American  

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.

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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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Etymology

Origin of convenience store

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

During the protests, in a streetside convenience store, a cashier's comments highlighted the division among the Japanese people.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Coco Robotics food delivery bots will start transporting everyday goods through a partnership with DoorDash and the online convenience store DashMart.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

The company’s Amazon Go convenience store, where the company charges customers electronically without them having to wait in line to pay, now has 14 locations nationwide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

A barrier was briefly erected outside a convenience store in 2024 to stop people from standing in the road to photograph a view of the snow-capped volcano that had gone viral.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

We were in a tree house somewhere on the outer rim of a small city that had long been closed down like a forgotten convenience store.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline