Food retailing

thumb|A typical Stop & Shop supermarket in [[Long Branch, New Jersey]] thumb|upright=1.35|Inside an Asda supermarket in the United Kingdom A supermarket is a self-service shop offering a wide variety of food, beverages and household products, organized into sections under one roof. The supermarket retail format first appeared around 1930 in the United States as the culmination of almost two decades of retail innovations to the grocery store, and began to spread to other countries after extensive worldwide publicity in 1956. In everyday American English usage, "grocery store" is often used inte

length of time that a commodity may be stored without becoming unfit for use or consumption

right|thumb|upright=0.7|alt=Array of meats, cheeses and bottles|An array of meats and cheeses at an Italian delicatessen in Rome

model or replica of a food item

area that has limited access to affordable and nutritious food

right|thumb|250px|Produce on display at La Boqueria market in [[Barcelona, Spain]] In American English, produce generally refers to fresh fruits and vegetables intended to be eaten by humans, although other food products such as dairy products or nuts are sometimes included. In other English usage, the term "greens" is often used.

suburban local general store or café

term in food labeling and marketing with several definitions

the distribution material flow in which there is at most one intermediary in the production chain between the producer and the consumer

retail outlet for a farm

claim by a manufacturer of food products

method of alerting shoppers to goods which has been reduced in price