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  2. Shophouse - Wikipedia

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    Davis, Howard, Living Over the Store: Architecture and Local Urban Life, Routledge, 2012. ISBN 978-0415783170; Goh, Robbie & Yeoh, Brenda, International Conference on the City, Theorizing The Southeast Asian City As Text: Urban Landscapes, Cultural Documents, And Interpretative Experiences, World Scientific Pub Co Inc., 2003. ISBN 978-9812382832

  3. Window shopping - Wikipedia

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    A typical 17th century shop, with customers being served through an opening onto the street; shutters were used rather than glazing. The development of window shopping, as a form of recreation, is strongly associated with the rise of the middle classes in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. [2]

  4. Shopping center - Wikipedia

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    Uniquely for the time, it had multiple national grocery store tenants Kroger, Piggly Wiggly, and the A&P Tea Company. [35] The Park and Shop (1930) in Cleveland Park, Washington, D.C. was an early strip mall or neighborhood center with parking in the front. It was anchored by Piggly Wiggly and built in an L shape. [36]

  5. Shopkeeper - Wikipedia

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    A shopkeeper in CancĂșn, Quintana Roo, Mexico. A shopkeeper is a retail merchant or tradesman; one who owns or operates a small store or shop. [1] Generally, shop employees are not shopkeepers, but are often incorrectly referred to as such.

  6. The Comeback (Seinfeld) - Wikipedia

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    Jerry Seinfeld learns the proprietor of a tennis pro shop is a bad tennis player. After seeing a movie, Cosmo Kramer decides he needs a living will. Elaine Benes has a tragic romance with a video store employee who shares her taste in movies.

  7. Charity shop - Wikipedia

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    Shelves in a thrift store in Indianapolis, Indiana A charity shop in Sheringham, UK. A charity shop (British English), thrift shop or thrift store (American English and Canadian English, also includes for-profit stores such as Savers) or opportunity shop or op-shop (Australian English and New Zealand English) is a retail establishment run by a charitable organization to raise money.

  8. One-stop shop - Wikipedia

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    One-stop shops are an element of New Public Management with a focus on improving the delivery of government services to citizens. [3] Drawing on observed successes in the private sector's model for delivering consumer-centric service to enhance customer satisfaction, government entities employ this model of one-stop shop to help give citizens the feeling that they are able to easily access ...

  9. Gift shop - Wikipedia

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    A gift shop or souvenir shop is a store primarily selling souvenirs, memorabilia, and other items relating to a particular topic or theme. [1] The items sold often include coffee mugs , stuffed animals , toys , t-shirts , postcards , handmade collections and other souvenirs, intended to be kept by the buyer as a memento of their visit, or given ...