Japanese word

出店

Pronunciation

Romajishutten

Meaning

  • nounopening a store

Example

来月、駅前に出店します。rai getsu eki mae ni shut ten shi ma su

We will open a store near the station next month.

Illustration for 出店 (opening a store)

More examples

競争の激しい地域への出店は、慎重な調査が必要です。kyō sō no hage shi i chi iki e no shut ten wa shin chō na chō sa ga hitsu yō de su

Opening a store in a highly competitive area requires careful research.

Core concept

Describes establishing a shop at a particular location, whether it is a company's first location or an additional branch.

Common phrases

  • 出店を検討するshut ten o ken tō su ru

    consider opening a store

  • 駅前に出店するeki mae ni shut ten su ru

    open a store near a station

Similar words

開店kaiten: Starting business at a shop by opening its doors to customers.

Definition in Japanese

新しい場所に店を開き、営業を始めること。atara shi i ba sho ni mise o hira ki ei gyō o haji me ru ko to

Word origin

出店 (shutten) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 出 (shutsu, "go out") and 店 (ten, "shop"), describing a shop being established in a new place.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese retail news, 出店 (shutten) often appears in 出店計画 (shutten keikaku), a term for a company's plan to add stores.

Other meanings

  • opening a branchnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 出店者shuttenshastore operatornoun

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