Dry goods

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Dry goods

Dry goods are products such as textiles, ready-to-wear

Ready-to-wear

File:ClothingReadyWear.jpgReady-to-wear or pr?t-?-porter is the term for factory made clothing, sold in finished condition, in standardized sizes....
clothing, and sundries

Sundries

The word "sundries", the plural of "sundry" — which generally connotes many, various, and diverse — may refer to one of:* Toiletries and other usually small items both of no large value, and too numerous to mention separately such as cosmetics, threads, needles et cetera, normally sold in the retail sections of department store...
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Dry goods are products such as textiles, ready-to-wear

Ready-to-wear

File:ClothingReadyWear.jpgReady-to-wear or pr?t-?-porter is the term for factory made clothing, sold in finished condition, in standardized sizes....
clothing, and sundries

Sundries

Retailing

Retailing consists of the sales of goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store or kiosk, or by post, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser....
, a dry goods store carries consumer goods that are distinct from those carried by hardware store

Hardware store

Hardware stores sell household hardware including: fasteners, hand tools, power tools, Key , Lock , hinges, Link chains, plumbing supplies, electrical supplies, cleaning products, housewares, tools, utensils, paint, and lawn and garden products directly to consumers for use at home or for business....
s and grocery store

Grocery store

A grocery store is a store established primarily for the retailing of food. A grocer, the owner of a grocery store, stocks different kinds of foods from assorted places and cultures, and sells them to customers....
s, though "dry goods" as a term for textiles has been dated back to 1742 in England or even a century earlier. Dry goods can be carried by stores specializing just in those products (a type of specialty store

Specialty store

Specialty stores are small stores which specialize in a specific range of merchandise and related items. Most stores have an extensive width and depth of stock in the item that they specify in and provide high levels of service and expertise....
), or may be carried by a general store

General store

The general store or general merchandise store is a store that carries a general line of merchandise.In Australia, Canada and the United States, a store named or subtitled "general store" is traditionally a retailer located in a small town or in a rural area....
or a department store

Department store

A department store is a retail establishment which specializes in selling a wide range of products without a single predominant Merchandise#Product_line....
or more recently, a big box store.