Tag:shop=variety_store
 shop = variety_store
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A variety store or price-point retailer is a retail shop that sells inexpensive items. 
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A variety store is a retail shop that sells relatively inexpensive items. Some of these shops operate as a price-point retailer, with a single price point for all items in the store as its distinguishing feature, other shops offer steep discounts by mainly selling leftover lots. Typical merchandise includes cleaning supplies, toys, and confectionery.
Other names include "dollar store", "discount store", "bargain store", "bargain basement", "pound shop", "two euro shop". Common franchise/brand names in the UK: poundstretcher, poundland, everything's a pound, 99p store (and many more). Common Brands/chains of these in the USA include Dollar Tree, Dollar General, Family Dollar, and Ollie's. In Canada, Dollarama is the largest dollar store chain.
How to map
Set a node or draw as an area along the shop outline. Add the tag shop=variety_store. Add name using name=* or use noname=yes to mark that shop has no name.
Tags used in combination
operator=*- indicates the name of the company operating the variety storeaddr:*=*- address informationopening_hours=*- hours of openingwheelchair=*- suitable for wheelchairsphone=*website=*
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100yen store in Japan -
1 Pound Zone shop, UK -
99p store in the UK
See also
shop=general- Shop selling variety of different products (food, hardware, stationery, clothes, building supplies etc.). They are popular mostly in rural or remote locations.shop=department_store- Can be similar, but generally higher quality goods. Less compact shelves and might not have aisles with trolleys/shopping carts.shop=supermarket- aisles with trolleys/carts, but tends be a lot more about food including perishable foods.shop=hardware- Some overlap, with product types, particularly kitchenware & homewares, but hardware is more typically about nuts and bolts and tools etc.shop=gift- shop selling gifts / greetings cardsshop=party- Shop selling party supplies like decorations, invitations and costumes.