Superette

Japanese: superette
Superette

... The definition of a supermarket is not necessarily clear. It is a large discount store that sells everyday items and is highly organized by department, with self-service as the rule. Most of them are in the form of chain stores, but depending on the size of the store, larger ones are called supermarkets and smaller ones are called superettes. Small stores such as convenience stores operated under a franchise system are also a type of supermarket. If more than 50% of the sales are clothing and miscellaneous goods, they are called superstores, and even larger ones are called general merchandise stores (GMS). ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… このスーパーマーケットの定義は必ずしも明確ではない。セルフサービスを原則とする高度に部門別に組織化された最寄品の大規模な廉売店であり,またチェーン・ストア形式をとるものが大部分であるが,その店舗規模の大小によって大きなものはスーパーマーケット,小さなものはスーパレットsuperetteと呼ばれることもあり,フランチャイズ方式で行われているコンビニエンス・ストアのような小型店もスーパーマーケットの一種である。また,その売上げの50%以上を衣料品・雑貨などが占める場合にはスーパーストア,さらにその巨大なものは総合小売店(ゼネラル・マーチャンダイズ・ストア,GMS)と呼ばれている。…

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