variety store


noun

a retail store, as a five-and-ten, carrying a large variety of goods, especially low-priced articles.

Origin of variety store

An Americanism dating back to 1760–70

Idioms and Phrases with variety store

variety store

A retail shop that carries a large selection of usually inexpensive merchandise, as in What this town needs is a good variety store. [Second half of 1700s]