1A shop or store that sells goods; a broad term ranging from small independently run shops to specialty stores, often used in compounds like 商店街 (shopping street).
昔ながらの商店が並ぶ通りを散歩した。
I took a walk along a street lined with old-fashioned shops.
この商店街には八百屋や魚屋など個人商店が多い。
This shopping street has many independently run shops, like greengrocers and fishmongers.
近所の商店で日用品をまとめて買った。
I bought daily necessities all at once at the local shop.
大型スーパーの進出で、小さな商店が次々に閉店している。
With the expansion of large supermarkets, small shops are closing one after another.