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visiting a store, coming to a shop
The act of a customer going to or arriving at a store or restaurant. Commonly used from the shop's perspective to refer to customers who come in.
ご来店ありがとうございます。
Thank you for visiting our store.
来店予約をお願いします。
Please make a reservation to visit the store.
セール期間中は多くのお客さまに来店いただき、大変盛況でした。
During the sale period, many customers visited and it was extremely busy.
USAGE:
来店 is primarily used from the perspective of the store or business, often in polite business language. It is common in retail, restaurants, and service industry contexts. Customers themselves are more likely to say 店に行く (to go to a store).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ご来店ありがとうございます: thank you for visiting
- 来店予約: appointment to visit
- 来店いただく: to have someone visit (humble)
- 来店客: store visitors
- ご来店をお待ちしております: we look forward to your visit
PATTERN:
来 + place forms a productive pattern: 来日 (coming to Japan), 来店 (coming to a store), 来社 (coming to the company), 来校 (coming to school).