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bargain hunter
and rarely pays full price for 
anything. 
shop assistant / sales assistant
– a
person who serves customers in a shop 
- These days, 
shop assistants
are often too busy chatting to one another to help their 
customers. 
cashier
- the person who takes the money in a shop 
- The 
cashiers
were all busy and I had to join a queue to pay for my groceries. 
market trader / market vendor
– a person who runs a stall at a market 
- I was late getting into town and many of the 
market traders
were already packing 
away their stalls. 
store detective
– a person employed by a store to detect and prevent theft from the 
store by shoplifters. 
- The 
store detective
stopped the man as he was leaving the store and discovered a 
stolen bottle of wine in his coat pocket. 
Shopping Vocabulary Pronunciation
Shopping Vocabulary Set 3: Types of shop
shop / store / retail outlet
– a place where customers can buy goods 
- My favourite 
shop / store / retail outlet
to visit when I’m in London is 
Harrods
. 
chain store
– a group of shops that belong to one company 
- These days, most towns in the UK are full of 
chain stores
and there are very few 
independent retailers left. 
independent stores – 
shops not owned by large companies 
- When I want to buy a special outfit for a wedding, I shop in an 
independent 
store
so that I can be sure that no one else will be wearing the same thing. 
department store
– a large shop that sells different types of items in different areas 
or departments of the store 
- The 
department store
in our town sells everything from clothes and shoes to 
bedding, kitchenware and cosmetics.