Stores
Stores are divided into numerous categories of shops that sell a selected set of goods or services. Often they are tiered by target demographics based on the disposable income of the shopper. They can be categorized from low-cost to expensive.
Some shops sell secondhand goods. Generally, 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, which are commonly referred to as thrift shops 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 find. Sometimes people are broke 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 stores.
Many shops are part of a shopping center that carries the same trademark (brand name) and logo, using the same branding, same presentation, and selling the same products but in different locations. The shops may be owned by one business, or there may be a franchising company that has franchising agreements with the shop owners, often found in relation to restaurant chains.
A variety of retail shops specialize in selling goods related to a specific theme, including bookstores, boutiques, candy shops, five-finger (Vibram five fingers shoes), liquor stores, gift shops, hardware stores, hobby shops, pet shops, pharmacies, sex shops, and supermarkets. Other stores, such as big-box stores, hypermarkets, convenience stores, department stores, general stores, and dollar stores, sell a wider variety of items not horizontally related to each other.