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an uncontrollable wish to shop. They are called shopaholics. During holiday seasons,
like Christmas, a lot of people get “shop-till-you-drop” fever.
Where to shop? In every city there are commercial zones. These are usually
downtowns. Shopping centres are collection of stores such as shopping malls, town
squares, flea markets and bazaars.
Stores sell a selected set of goods or services. They can be from cheap to pricey.
Retail shops. specialize in the selling of goods related to a theme include
bookstores, boutiques, candy shops, gift shops, hardware stores, hobby stores, pet
stores, pharmacies, supermarkets.
Other stores such as big-box stores, hypermarkets, convenience stores, department
stores, general stores, dollar sell a wider variety of products not related to each others.
In antique shops, the public can find goods that are older and harder to find.
Second-hand. Some shops sell second-hand goods. In case of nonprofit shops, the
public donates goods to these shops, commonly known as thrift stores in the USA or
charity shop in the UK. College students are known to resell books back through
college textbook bookstore. In give-away shops goods can be taken for free.
Many shops are part of a shopping centre that carry the same trademark (company
name) and logo using the same branding. They sell the same products but in different
places.
Shopping time. Some businesses have shopping hours, but some are open roundthe-clock.
Did you know?
“Ritty’s Timely Cashier”.
It was 1878 in Dayton, Ohio saloon owner James Ritty was not a happy man. He
suspected that members of his staff were stealing from his business by taking customer
cash and pocketing it. Unfortunately, Ritty had no way of proving that shoplifting is
becoming a problem. The next year he did. With the help of his brother, Ritty invented
and patented the first mechanical cash register.
<strong>Focus</strong> on Words
COLLECTING WORDS
Types of shops: shopping malls/centres/hubs/stores/a chain of stores/retail/ book/
hobby, convenience/general/, department stores/big box stores/pharmacics/boutiques/
ready-made clothes/stationary shop/second-hand/give away/non-profit/antique/pawn/
corner shop/candy gift/
markets: flea market/supermarket/hypermarket/bazaar/
price: go up/down;/cheap/expensive/inexpensive/costly/profitable/reasonable/
high/sky high, trademark/logo/brand/franchising
people: customer/shopper/shop assistant
shopping: home shopping/go shopping/do the shopping/shopping list
goods: a variety of goods; buy/purchase goods/discount/sale/on sale size, quality
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