gift shop
noun
: a store (such as a small store in a museum) that sells things which might be given people as gifts
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Over the past year, the restaurant space at the southwest corner of State Street and Grand Avenue in Carlsbad Village has gradually transformed from a casual candy and gift shop into an all-day bistro, wine bar and bottle store.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Other museum workers — like the retail workers who run the gift shop — are employed by the MTA and were recently recognized as members of the Transport Workers Union.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
In addition to his website, his art is sold around town, including the Willis Tower Skydeck gift shop.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
The gift shop area was sanitized after the possum was removed.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Other museum workers — like the retail workers who run the gift shop — are employed by the MTA and were recently recognized as members of the Transport Workers Union.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
In addition to his website, his art is sold around town, including the Willis Tower Skydeck gift shop.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
The gift shop area was sanitized after the possum was removed.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Gift shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gift%20shop. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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