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Is 売店 more used for smaller stuff, like a stand? I'm finding it hard to
pinpoint the exact difference.
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What's the difference between 売店 and　商店
You guessed it. 大辞林 has

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> **[商店](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn2/109443/m0u/%E5%95%86%E5%BA%97/)**  
>  商品を売る店。

i.e. a shop selling _consumer goods_. E.g. a clothes shop:

![洋服店](https://i.stack.imgur.com/gT54f.jpg)

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> **[売店](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn2/174056/m0u/%E5%A3%B2%E5%BA%97/)**  
>  物を売る店。特に、病院・劇場・遊園地などの施設内の小さな店。

i.e. a stand selling things. In particular, a small stand/shop in hospitals,
theatres, amusement parks or other facilities. E.g. a 売店 in a train station:

![売店](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZJjpq.jpg)

In other words, a 商店's main business comes from their goods; a 売店's business
comes from their location within some facility.
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