Shopping vs. Errand — What's the Difference?

Shopping is an activity in which a customer browses the available goods or services presented by one or more retailers with the potential intent to purchase a suitable selection of them. A typology of shopper types has been developed by scholars which identifies one group of shoppers as recreational shoppers, that is, those who enjoy shopping and view it as a leisure activity.Online shopping has become a major disruptor in the retail industry as consumers can now search for product information and place product orders across different regions.

A short trip taken to perform a specified task, usually for another.

Also shoppe A small retail store or a specialty department in a large store.

The purpose or object of such a trip

An atelier; a studio.

A mission; an embassy.

A place for manufacturing or repairing goods or machinery.

An oral message that has been entrusted to one.

A commercial or industrial establishment

A journey undertaken to accomplish some task.

A business establishment; an office or a center of activity.

A mission or quest.

A home workshop.

A mundane mission of no great consequence, concerning household or business affairs (dropping items by, doing paperwork, going to a friend's house, etc.)

A schoolroom fitted with machinery and tools for instruction in industrial arts.

The purpose of such a journey.

The industrial arts as a technical science or course of study.

An oral message trusted to a person for delivery.

To visit stores in search of merchandise or bargains.

(transitive) To send someone on an errand.

To look for something with the intention of acquiring it.

(intransitive) To go on an errand.

To visit or buy from (a particular store).

A special business intrusted to a messenger; something to be told or done by one sent somewhere for the purpose; often, a verbal message; a commission; as, the servant was sent on an errand; to do an errand. Also, one's purpose in going anywhere.

Present participle of shop

Any specific task, usually of a routine nature, requiring some form of travel, usually locally. An errand is often on behalf of someone else, but sometimes for one's own purposes.

The process of buying goods or services, or searching for those suitable to buy.

A mission.

Recently bought goods.

A short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

An area's combination of stores and other infrastructure and products available for people who want to shop.

Placement in a workshop for overhaul.

Searching for or buying goods or services;