noun
variety store; household goods store; sundries shop
A shop selling everyday household items such as brooms, buckets, kitchenware, and cleaning supplies. Often a small, traditional neighborhood store.
近所の荒物屋でほうきを買った。
I bought a broom at the local variety store.
あの荒物屋には台所用品が何でもそろっている。
That household goods store has every kind of kitchen item.
金物屋 specializes in metalware and hardware, whereas 荒物屋 carries a broader range of household sundries including non-metal items.
Compound of 荒物 (あらもの, 'rough goods, household sundries') and 屋 (や, 'shop'). The exact historical derivation of 荒物 is uncertain, but it likely refers to coarse or everyday household items.