shop front

noun

1
: the front side of a store
customers entering the shop front
2
: a room or group of rooms in the front part of a store building
He rented a shop front on Main Street.

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Pictured were a yellow shop front, a yellow bus stop sign outside the club’s Elland Road stadium and a plain yellow billboard. — Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 24 July 2024 Do the people queuing for takeaway chicken at Popeyes, directly opposite, know what went down behind that unremarkable shop front? — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 27 June 2026 The stunning shop front on Rue Saint-Honoré displays vintage pieces from major houses including Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels. — Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024

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“Shop front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shop%20front. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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