Stores
Shops are divided into numerous categories of stores that sell a selected set of goods or services. Typically, they are tiered by target demographics based on the disposable income of the shopper. They can range from low-cost to high-end.
Some shops sell secondhand goods. Usually, the public can also sell goods to these shops. In other cases, especially in the case of nonprofit shops, the public donates goods to these shops, commonly referred to as thrift stores in the USA or charity shops in the UK. In giveaway shops, goods can be taken for free. In antique shops, the public can find goods that are older and harder to locate. In some instances, individuals may be short on cash and borrow money from a pawn shop by using an item of value as collateral. College students are known to resell books back to college textbook bookstores. Old used items are often distributed through surplus shops.
Many shops are part of a shopping center that carries the same trademark (company name) and logo, using the same branding, same presentation, and selling the same merchandise but in different locations. The shops might be owned by one corporation, or there may be a franchising company that has franchising agreements with the shop owners, often seen in relation to restaurant chains.
Various types of retail stores specialize in the selling of goods related to a theme, including bookstores, wholesale handbags from China, boutiques, drop ship wholesale, candy shops, liquor stores, gift shops, hardware shops, hobby shops, wholesale from China, pet stores, pharmacies, sex shops, and supermarkets. Other shops, such as big-box stores, hypermarkets, convenience stores, department stores, general stores, and dollar stores, sell a wider selection of items not horizontally related to each other.