Boutique
(Redirected from Directly operated store)
.jpg)
A boutique (French: [butik]) is a retail shop that deals in high end fashionable clothing or accessories.[1] The word is French for "shop", which derives ultimately from the Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothēkē) "storehouse".[2][3]
Some multi-outlet businesses (Chain stores) can be referred to as boutiques if they target small, upscale niche markets.[4] Although some boutiques specialize in hand-made items and other unique products, others simply produce T-shirts, stickers, and other fashion accessories in artificially small runs and sell them at high prices.
See also
[edit]
Look up boutique in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
References
[edit]- ^ "boutique". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
- ^ "boutique". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 14, 2020.
- ^ Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert. "ἀποθήκη". A Greek-English Lexicon. Perseus.
- ^ "Starting a Boutique Business". Jalingo.co. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
External links
[edit]
 | This article about retailing is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |