Minimarket vs. Supermarket — What's the Difference?

A small supermarket; a convenience store.

A supermarket is a self-service shop offering a wide variety of food, beverages and household products, organized into sections. This kind of store is larger and has a wider selection than earlier grocery stores, but is smaller and more limited in the range of merchandise than a hypermarket or big-box market.

A large self-service shop selling foods and household goods.

A large self-service retail market that sells food and household goods.

A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.

A chain of such stores.

(figurative) A one-stop shop; a place offering a range of products or services.

A large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods