Store in United Kingdom

Concept of Store

The following is an old definition of Store [1], a term which has several meanings:1, (verb) To keep merchandise for safe custody, to be delivered in the same condition as when received. Safe-keeping is the principal object of deposit, not consumption or sale. See Bailment.

Alternative Meaning

(Noun)In England, is never applied to a place where goods are sold, only to a place where they are deposited. In this country, denotes both of these places. A shop for the sale of goods of any kind, by whole sale or retail. That is, we use “store ” for store-house, a word properly meaning the quantity of a thing accumulated or deposited, for the place of deposit. But ” shop ” may refer to a place where a mechanic art is carried on. That Is, again, ” store ” is of larger signification than ” shop.” The latter word frequently designates the place in which a mechanic pursues his trade. The common use of “store,” when applied to a building, is to designate a place where trafflc is carried on in goods, wares and merchandise, and not to designate a “store-house.” Store fixtures. Store fittings or furniture, which are peculiarly adapted to make a room a store rather than something else. ” Store ” designates a shop or warehouse, never a factory. Therefore, fixtures in a shoe factory are not covered by the expression “store fixtures,” in a policy of insurance.” Store orders. Legislation intended to prevent persons sui jiiris from making their own contracts for the sale of labor or merchandise is unconstitutional; as, a statute providing that no person shall issue, for the payment of labor, any order or paper than such as is redeemable in money. See Circulation.

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Notes and References

1. Meaning of Store provided by the Anderson Dictionary of Law (1889) (Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims and an Exposition of the Principles of Law: Comprising a Dictionary and Compendium of American and English Jurisprudence; William C. Anderson; T. H. Flood and Company, Law Publishers, Chicago, United States)