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The Diccionario de la lengua española[ a] ( DLE; [ b] English: Dictionary of the Spanish language) is the authoritative dictionary of the Spanish language. [ 1] It is produced, edited and published by the Royal Spanish Academy, with the participation of the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language. It was first published in 1780, as ...
United States. In the United States, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a grocery store as "a store that sells food and household supplies : supermarket". In other words, in common U.S. usage, "grocery store" is a synonym for supermarket. [4] The Oxford English Dictionary notes that the term "grocery store" in American English is often used ...
Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through a wholesaler, and then sells in smaller quantities to consumers for a profit. Retailers are the final link in the supply ...
A banana republic is a country with an economy of state capitalism, whereby the country is operated as a private commercial enterprise for the exclusive profit of the ruling class. Such exploitation is enabled by collusion between the state and favoured economic monopolies, in which the profit, derived from the private exploitation of public ...
Sari-sari store. A sari-sari store, anglicized as neighborhood sundry store, [ 1] is a convenience store found in the Philippines. The word sari-sari is Tagalog meaning "variety" or "sundry". Such stores occupy an important economic and social location in a Filipino community and are ubiquitous in neighborhoods and along streets.
140,000+. Parent. FEMSA. Website. www .oxxo .com. Oxxo (stylized as OXXO) is a Mexican chain of convenience stores and gas stations, with over 21,000 stores across Latin America, as well as in the United States and parts of Europe. [ 1] It is the largest chain of convenience stores in Latin America. [ 2] Its headquarters are in Monterrey, Nuevo ...
El Corte Inglés. El Corte Inglés S.A. ( Spanish pronunciation: [el ˈkoɾte jŋˈɡles] ), [ a] headquartered in Madrid, [ 2] is the biggest department store group in Europe and ranks third worldwide. [ 3][ 4] Its primary source of sales is from department stores, followed by internet sales.
Delicatessen is a German loanword which first appeared in English in the late 19th century and is the plural of Delikatesse. [1] The German form was lent from the French délicatesse, which itself was lent from Italian delicatezza, from delicato, of which the root word is the Latin adjective delicatus, meaning "giving pleasure, delightful ...