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A temple where you enter for one thing and leave with seventeen.
means A place where goods are kept and sold, or the act of keeping something safe for later use.
from From Old French 'estorer,' to build, furnish, or stock, which traces back to Latin 'instaurare,' to renew or restore — the same root behind 'restore' and 'restaurant.' The word first meant the supply you laid up against future need; only later did it migrate to the building where such supplies are sold. So at heart, a store is a stockpile that grew walls and a cash register.
- origin word
- From Latin instaurare, meaning to restore or renew
- endcap science
- Aisle-end displays sell more by location, not price
- no clocks
- Many big stores omit clocks to blur time
- music tempo
- Slower songs make shoppers linger and spend more
- left turns
- Most stores route you counterclockwise to boost sales
walmart — largest retailer by revenue with ~$600 billion annual sales across 10,000+ locations worldwide
amazon — largest e-commerce store with $575 billion revenue and dominates online retail since 1994
harrods — luxury department store in london's knightsbridge, established 1834, spans 330,000 sq meters
selfridges — iconic oxford street department store in london, opened 1909, pioneer of modern retail