A one-stop shop is a business model offering customers the convenience of having multiple needs met in a single physical location, as with a department store or big-box store carrying a wide variety of products. The term originated in the United States in the late 1920s or early 1930s to describe this kind of retail convenience, though it is also used in public administration for a government office that offers multiple services in one centralized location. The phrase has since spread as informal shorthand for any website, app, or service where people can find most of what they need in one place.
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Walmart, selling groceries, apparel, electronics, pharmacy and general merchandise under one roof, is the retail industry most commonly cited one-stop-shop example.
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