Supermarket

A supermarket is a store that sells a wide variety of food. Most supermarkets also sell a variety of other household products that are consumed regularly, such as alcohol (where permitted), household cleaning products, medicine, clothes, and some sell a much wider range of non-food products. Supermarkets are often part of a chain that owns or controls (sometimes by franchise) other supermarkets located in the same or other towns; this increases the opportunities for economies of scale. In the United States, supermarket chains are often supplied from the distribution centers of a larger business.

See also

• List of supermarkets for chains past and present
• Point of sale
• Distribution
• List of marketing topics
• Asian supermarket
• Marketing
• Retail
• Retailers cooperative
• Shopping trolley
• Shopping hours