Grocery

The produce section in a supermarket

Packaged food aisles in a hypermarket.

A grocery store in a village in Oman

A grocery store or grocer's shop is a retail shop that primarily sells food, either fresh or preserved. Large grocery stores stock

"Grocer" and "Purveyor" redirect here. For the magazine, see The Grocer. For the legal concept, see purveyance.

For a large-scale grocery store, see Supermarket. For a fruit and vegetable grocery store, see Greengrocer.

A grocery store or grocer's shop is a retail shop that primarily sells food, either fresh or preserved. Large grocery stores stock significant amounts of non-food products, such as clothing and household items, blurring the line between grocery stores and supermarkets.

In Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, supermarkets and convenience shops are sometimes described as grocery businesses, groceries or simply grocers.^{[note 1]} Small grocery stores that mainly sell fruits and vegetables are known as greengrocers (Britain) or produce markets (U.S.), and small grocery stores that predominantly sell prepared food, such as candy and snacks, are known as convenience shops or delicatessens.

Some groceries specialize in the foods of a certain nationality or culture, such as Chinese, Italian, Middle-Eastern, or Polish. These stores are known as ethnic markets and may also serve as gathering places for immigrants.^[1]