Community shop

Question

Is there an expression for community shop?

It's the name given to the shop set up an run by a community, often a small villiage, whereby the staff usually work without pay a few hours a week each.

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Answer 1

Thanks all, it's not a cooperative and I'd not call it a market either.

These types of shops usually sell groceries and a few other household essentials. Are run by volunteers as a service for the community in places where they might otherwise not be commercially viable.

Anyone know what a community shop is and how you would say it in Espanish?

Where have you seen these stores? - gone, Feb 27, 2011

They are common in villiages in the UK where, due to low prices in, and ease of access to supermarkets, running a village shop and or post office as a commercial enterprise is not rentable. Whether or not is is run as a cooperative, you'd not call... - afowen, Feb 27, 2011

it that (The Co-op(erative) is the name of a chain of grocery shops)... - afowen, Feb 27, 2011

Answer 2

I have come up with two options, "mercado communitario" seems to fit as well as "mercado de pueblo".

Of course these terms are general, and are used. The schools and churches are always running some kind of bake sale or rummage sale. all with different names.

mercado comunitariO - gone, Feb 27, 2011

Hola: "mercado comunitariO". - LuisaGomezBartle, Feb 27, 2011

Yep,yet another typo,drat! fixed it ,thanks guys! - pacofinkler, Feb 27, 2011

Answer 3

I found tienda comunitaria on the web. Check out this article

Answer 4

How about mercado cooperativa?

Cooperativa alone does the trick most of the time... - gone, Feb 27, 2011

Answer 5

We call tiendita to the shop that is in the colony or the street, but it's always owned by a particular person who keeps the earnings, you can buy groceries and other supplies there.