These stores are generally large and carry a variety of consumer products including specialty items, household gadgets, electronics, clothing, appliances, tools, etc. The goal of these stores is to provide everything a consumer needs in one convenient place.
One of the most popular stores of this style in Canada is Sears Canada. Sears Canada has taken the idea of one stop shopping to heart. They offer all the items you would expect in a large general store plus their own specialty items, travel, optometry, photography and home service.
There are many advantages to shopping in a large store that carries almost everything. Here are just a few:
- convience of finding everything you need in one spot
- pricing, usually these stores are large chains and can purchase in bulk sharing the savings with the consumer
- variety, generally a large store of this type will carry several brand names and qualities of items that fit every budget
- service, large stores will generally stand behind their products, repair and install them
- availability, the products are usually available or they can obtained in a reasonable time frame often even delivered to the consumers home
