"Grocery store", being a North American term, is not used. In the United Kingdom, terms in common usage include "supermarket" (for larger grocery stores), "corner shop", "convenience shop", or "grocery" (meaning a grocery shop) for smaller stores. Included in this industry are delicatessen-type establishments primarily engaged in retailing a general line of food. The category of business ( NAICS code 4551) "Grocery stores" is defined as "primarily engaged in retailing a general line of food products", and the subcategory (NAICS code 455110), "Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores" is defined as "establishments generally known as supermarkets and grocery stores, primarily engaged in retailing a general line of food, such as canned and frozen foods fresh fruits and vegetables and fresh and prepared meats, fish, and poultry. and Canadian governments have a wider definition of grocery stores, not limiting them to supermarkets. The Oxford English Dictionary notes that the term "grocery store" in American English is often used to mean 'supermarket'". usage, "grocery store" is a synonym for supermarket.
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