corner store

American  

[kawr-ner stawr] / ˈkɔr nər ˈstɔr /

noun

corner stores plural

1. a small grocery or convenience store that stocks snacks, food staples, household and sanitary items, tobacco products, soft drinks and alcoholic beverages, and sometimes deli items, prepared foods, or a limited selection of fresh produce.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• corner stores
  plural

Etymology

Origin of corner store

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

corner store

"In my shop everybody talks about this all the time," said Maelie Misidor, who runs a small corner store in the neighborhood.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

“When they get into it, you have to close up everything,” said Yasmin Sánchez, 40 years old, who works at her family’s corner store.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Stambor said the decision to shut down Amazon Go locations — Amazon’s play on a corner store — as well as its Amazon Fresh grocery outlets wasn’t a surprise.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 27, 2026

On a recent afternoon, he had a copy in his wallet, along with his state ID, as he walked from his uptown apartment in Memphis, Tennessee, to a nearby corner store.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025

I have some pennies in my pocket so I stop at the corner store for some candy.

From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome

Related Words

• convenience store
• supermarket