系列店(けいれつてん)

Compound of 系列(けいれつ) ('lineage; corporate group; network') and 店(てん) ('store'). Used to describe a store that is part of a larger corporate family, especially in retail and distribution — car dealerships, electronics stores, convenience-store chains, and restaurant groups. The word highlights the relationship to a parent or group, which affects service, pricing, and product availability.

Usage

• Common in product warranties, loyalty-program descriptions, and news about retail industry reorganization.
• Often contrasts with 独立店(どくりつてん) ('independent store') or 直営店(ちょくえいてん) ('directly-managed store').
• The broader business term 系列(けいれつ) by itself refers to Japanese corporate groupings (e.g., the Mitsubishi 系列(けいれつ)), and 系列店(けいれつてん) applies that idea at the retail-shop level.

Common collocations

• 系列店(けいれつてん)で買(か)う: to buy at an affiliated store
• 全国(ぜんこく)の系列店(けいれつてん): affiliated stores nationwide
• 系列店(けいれつてん)を展開(てんかい)する: to roll out a chain of affiliated stores
• 系列店(けいれつてん)のネットワーク: network of affiliated stores
• トヨタ系列店(けいれつてん): Toyota-affiliated store

Similar words

• 直営店(ちょくえいてん): directly-managed store — run by the parent company itself; a 系列店(けいれつてん) may be directly managed or franchised.
• フランチャイズ店(てん): franchise store — operates under a brand through a franchise contract, with an independent owner.
• チェーン店(ちぇーんてん): chain store — general term for one of many stores under the same brand; overlaps with 系列店(けいれつてん) but emphasizes uniform branding rather than the corporate-group link.
• 支店(してん): branch store; branch office — a branch of the same company, usually under direct ownership.
• 加盟店(かめいてん): member store — a store that has joined a card, point, or franchise network by contract.