noun
general store; variety shop
A shop that sells a wide range of everyday household goods, groceries, and sundries. Often used for small, local stores.
駅前の雑貨商で文房具を買った。
I bought stationery at the general store in front of the station.
Compound of 雑貨 (miscellaneous goods) and 商 (trade, business). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a standard Sino-Japanese pattern for naming a type of merchant or shop.