量販店(りょうはんてん)

りょうはんてん
noun
mass retailer; discount store; volume seller
business
1. mass retailer; discount store; volume seller
A retail store that sells goods in large quantities at competitive prices. In Japan, this term is especially associated with large electronics stores and home improvement centers.
家電(かでん)量販店(りょうはんてん)でテレビを買(か)った。
I bought a TV at an electronics mass retailer.
量販店(りょうはんてん)は価格(かかく)が安(やす)いので人気(にんき)がある。
Mass retailers are popular because their prices are low.
駅前(えきまえ)に大型(おおがた)量販店(りょうはんてん)がオープンして、周辺(しゅうへん)の小売店(こうりてん)に影響(えいきょう)が出(で)ている。
A large mass retailer opened near the station, affecting the surrounding small shops.

A store that sells products in high volume at discounted prices. Composed of 量(りょう) (volume/quantity) + 販(はん) (sell) + 店(てん) (store).

Common collocations

  • 家電(かでん)量販店(りょうはんてん): electronics mass retailer (e.g., Yamada Denki, Bic Camera)
  • 大型(おおがた)量販店(りょうはんてん): large-scale mass retailer
  • 量販店(りょうはんてん)価格(かかく): mass-retailer price

Similar words

  • 小売店(こうりてん): retail store — general term for any shop that sells to consumers
  • 専門店(せんもんてん): specialty store — focuses on one category of products
  • 百貨店(ひゃっかてん): department store — upscale, multi-floor store with a wide range of goods
  • ディスカウントストア: discount store — a loanword alternative, though 量販店(りょうはんてん) is more common in Japanese

Cultural note

In Japan, 家電(かでん)量販店(りょうはんてん) (electronics mass retailers) like Yamada Denki, Bic Camera, and Yodobashi Camera are major shopping destinations. They often feature point-card reward systems and aggressive price competition.

Related Words

Compare: 小売店(こうりてん) (retail store)
Compare: 専門店(せんもんてん) (specialty store)
Compare: 百貨店(ひゃっかてん) (department store)
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