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

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Etymology

Origin of corner store

First recorded in 1860–65

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

corner store

Fresh flowers, another old standby, endure as a suitable host gift—if you get them from a local florist, not a corner store, and go with seasonal varieties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Like Yue Wa, Gu Grocery will operate as a small corner store rather than a full-service grocery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

"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

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

By the time we got there, the street was a river of people—an enormous group already!—winding back from the corner store.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

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Related Words

• convenience store
• supermarket

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