A grocery store  grocery shop  or simply grocery is a store that primarily retails a general range of food products, which may be fresh or packaged. In everyday  usage, however, “grocery store” is a synonym for supermarket and is not used to refer to other types of stores that sell groceries. In the UK, shops that sell food are distinguished as grocers or grocery shops (though in everyday use, people usually use either the term “supermarket” or a “corner shop” or “convenience shop”).