[talk-ph] shop=general for general merchandise stores

[Timeo Gut]

A store that sells clothes, hardware and farm supplies is definitely not 
a convenience store. The wiki description of shop=general seems to very 
precisely describe what you're talking about: "A general 
store<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:general_store> is an 
establishment selling various things. It is an old type of shop that 
covered all, or nearly all, of the needs of the entire settlement. They 
were popular and continue to exist mostly in rural or remote locations."

A variety store on the other hand is defined as "A retail shop that 
sells inexpensive items, usually with a single price point for all items 
in the store. Typical merchandise includes cleaning supplies, toys, and 
confectionery", which is a very different concept.

On 2021-07-05 13:09, Glen Scott wrote:
> Variety Store?
>
> On Mon, 5 Jul 2021 at 15:43, Jherome Miguel <jheromemiguel at gmail.com 
> <mailto:jheromemiguel at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     I’ve been using shop=general to tag general merchandise stores – a
>     type of store that is of a size in between sari-sari stores and
>     groceries/supermarkets, sells everyday staples like groceries,
>     home goods, stationery, and some clothes, construction supplies,
>     farm supplies, and hardware, and commonly found in commercial
>     centers of many towns and small cities, as well as barangays. Some
>     of these are clearly marked as general merchandise stores in their
>     signs, and some are named like sari-saris, the name being in the
>     format “[Owner’s first or last name] Store”. We currently don’t
>     have an recommended tag for it, and except for those that have
>     “General Merchandise” on their name and sells a general line of
>     retail goods but is not essential in nature, is tagged the same
>     way as sari-saris with shop=convenience. Is this a good tagging
>     idea? Any further suggested tags?
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