storefront

American  

[stawr-fruhnt, stohr-] / ˈstɔrˌfrʌnt, ˈstoʊr- /

noun

1. the side of a store facing a street, usually containing display windows.

2. a store or other establishment that has frontage on a street or thoroughfare.

   After the fire the family took shelter temporarily in an abandoned storefront.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the frontage of a store, especially the display windows.

   a storefront sign.

2. located or operating in a storelike area, room, or set of rooms fronting on a street.

   a storefront community center.

Etymology

Origin of storefront

First recorded in 1935–40; store + front

Example Sentences

Marc Metrick, the former CEO of Saks Global, who stepped down earlier this month, told “Women’s Wear Daily” in November that it had been challenging to get more brands onto the storefront.

From The Wall Street Journal

Walk through downtown and you’ll see a raft of vacant storefronts and empty office buildings riddled with graffiti.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Westwood — the epicenter of the community, where the eponymous boulevard is lined by storefronts covered in Persian script — the widespread opposition to Iran’s hard-line theocracy is hard to miss.

From Los Angeles Times

When I rounded another corner, I took a moment to lean against a white storefront until I could catch my breath and calm my jittery nerves.

From Literature

Nelson and her husband — whom she met at the Bay Area firm where she had worked — then pooled their savings, moved to Southern California and together opened Sprinkles Cupcakes from a 600-square-foot Beverly Hills storefront.

From Los Angeles Times