Retail Category | Place Types | Description of Category |
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Superstore | Superstore | Larger retailers that sell a combination of food and home goods. This category includes retailers like Wal-Mart and Target |
Supermarket | Supermarket | Larger food retailer that primarily sells food. This category includes retailers like Kroger, Publix, ShopRite, etc. |
Convenience Store | Convenience Store | Small food retailers that generally sell a limited number of products. Includes retailers such as 7–11. |
Grocery Store | Combination Grocery/Other; Grocery Store, Large; Grocery Store, Medium; Grocery Store, Not Further Specified | Grocery stores are similar to supermarkets in that they tend to primarily sell food products, but they are much smaller in size. |
Other Food Store | Bakery Specialty; Delivery Route; Direct Marketing Farmer; Dollar Store; Farmers Market; Food Bank or Pantry; Fruits and Vegetable Specialty; Gas Station or Market; Liquor Store, Winery; Meat or Poultry Specialty; Nonprofit Food Buying Coop; Pharmacy; Seafood Specialty; Club Stores; Military Commissary; Wholesale | Combines a variety of retailer types that primarily sell food for consumption at home, but are more specialized than supermarket, superstores, grocery and convenience stores. |
Restaurant | Buffet Restaurant; Chicken Restaurant; Pizza Restaurant; Restaurant, American; Restaurant, Asian; Restaurant, European; Restaurant, Mexican or Tex-Mex or Latin American; Restaurant, Seafood; Restaurant, Steak House; Restaurant, Not Further Specified | Includes retailers that sell food and meals for consumption away from home. Restaurants likely include retailers for sit-down service and take away. |
Burger Restaurant | Burger Restaurant, Including Hot Dog | Includes retailers that sell food and meals for consumption away from home. Burger and hot dog restaurants were included in a separate category because they are more likely than restaurants to be fast-food or fast service restaurants. |
Other Eating Place | Bakery; Café and Bakery Café; Coffee Shop; Dairy Desserts; Drinking Place; Miscellaneous Specialty; Sandwich Shop; Travel Place; Vending Machine, Food Truck | Combines a variety of retailer types that primarily sell food for consumption away from home but are more specialized than restaurants. |
Other | Athletic Club, Gym; Bowling Alley; Camp, After School Program; Casino; College; Country Club; Fair, Concert, Amusement Park; Family; Fishing or Hunting; Fraternal Organization; Friend; Garden, Home; Garden, Other; Hospital; Institution; Meals on Wheels; Movie Theatre; Municipal Offices; Nonfood Retailer; Park, Community Center; Party, Cookout; Place of Worship; Preschool; School; Work | Combines a variety of retailer types that primarily sell food for consumption away from home but are more specialized and less frequently utilized than restaurants and other eating places. |