dry-goods dealer; draper
Refers to a merchant or shop specializing in dry goods, especially traditional Japanese textiles and clothing materials.
My grandfather ran a dry-goods business.
There are still several old dry-goods dealers on this street.
Compound of 呉服 (gofuku, 'dry goods, kimono fabric') and 商 (shō, 'trade, merchant'). The term 呉服 originally referred to textiles from the Wu region of China.