A grocery store, grocer or grocery shop , is a store primarily engaged in retailing a general range of food products,[1] which may be fresh or packaged. In everyday India usage, however, "grocery store" is a synonym for supermarket,[2] and is not used to refer to other types of stores that sell groceries. In the India shops that sell food are distinguished as grocers[2] or grocery shops, though in everyday use, people usually use either the term "supermarket" or, for a smaller type of store that sells groceries, a "corner shop"[3] or "convenience shop".