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What is the proper way? According to
[jisho](https://jisho.org/search/grocery%20store), it seems as simple as
saying 食{しょく}品{ひん}店{てん}? In the case of a Walmart, Target, ~~GameStop~~ Costco
or Family Dollar could these all be considered 食{しょく}品{ひん}店{てん}?.

I know some stores are referred to as Konbini as well, but those stores are
smaller in size as, like 7-Eleven. I am wondering if there are any other
spoken words that used to refer to stores of various sizes as well.
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word-choice words nuances word-usage
Proper way to say "Grocery store​" and what types of stores this usage applies to
"Grocery store" in Englsh may refer to different things.

> ### [Grocery store](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grocery_store)
>
> A grocery store (AE), grocery shop (BE) or simply grocery is a store that
> primarily retails a general range of food products, which may be fresh or
> packaged. **In everyday U.S. usage, however, "grocery store" is a synonym
> for supermarket,** and is not used to refer to other types of stores that
> sell groceries.

> The definition of "grocery store" varies...

If "grocery store" refers to supermarkets, the equivalent term in Japanese is
スーパーマーケット or スーパー for short. Most スーパー in Japan also sell toothbrushes,
detergents and such, but there are smaller スーパー that almost exclusively sell
food (sometimes specifically called 食品スーパー). A large Walmart seems to sell
even TVs and vacuum cleaners, but Japanese supermarkets don't sell such items.

食料品店 is a general term for stores that sell food to take home, and this may be
closer to the "original" meaning of groceries. However, it is not a term
commonly used in everyday life. Perhaps it refers primarily to small
specialized stores such as bakeries, coffee bean stores, etc.

There are also コンビニ (convenience stores) and
[ドラッグストア](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/96741/5010) (drugstores) in
Japan. These are almost the same as their English equivalents.
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