Editing Grocery store (section)

===United Kingdom===
In the United Kingdom, terms in common usage include "supermarket" (for larger grocery stores), "corner shop",<ref name=corner>{{cite news |last1=Haider |first1=Area |title=A cultural history of the beloved corner shop |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20200325-a-cultural-history-of-the-beloved-corner-shop |agency=Culture (BBC) |publisher=BBC |date=March 25, 2020}}</ref> "convenience shop", or "grocery" (meaning a grocery shop) for smaller stores. "Grocery store", being a North American term, is not used. The Oxford English Dictionary states that a "grocery" is (especially in [[British English]]) a shop that sells food and other things used in the home.<ref name=oxford/>

The UK government does not define "grocery (shop)" or "supermarket" nor a distinction between them, but defines the types of store formats (whether they sell groceries, or otherwise):<ref>{{cite web |title=The grocery market: The OFT's reasons for making a reference to the Competition Commission |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/555de47840f0b669c4000141/oft845.pdf |publisher=Office of Fair Trading (UK Government) |access-date=July 13, 2020 |page=5|date=May 2006}}</ref>
* "One-stop shops" as over 1,400 square metres (15,000 square feet)
* "Mid-range stores": between 280 and 1,400 square metres (3,000 and 15,000 square feet), and
* "Convenience stores": less than 280 square metres (3,000 square feet)