In ancient times, what were "supermarkets" and "shops" called?

Usually called "boss" or "shop assistant".

In ancient times, there were no large supermarkets selling everything like this. In ancient times, shops were run by wealthy families and specialized in one kind of business. For example, a tailor shop only makes clothes and sells clothes, and a grain shop only sells food, which is basically not available in department stores like this. In ancient times, shops were generally called shops and shops, and some were called shops. For example, the place where paper, ink, pens and inkstones are sold is generally called a bookstore, which is also the name of shops in ancient times.

In ancient times, civilians who couldn't afford to rent a house would do small businesses, usually mobile street vendors. They are not shops or restaurants, but just small stalls. However, the stalls in the market can best prove the prosperity of a dynasty. Only people in peace and prosperity can eat and wear warm clothes, and even have some spare money to do some small business in the street. A stall like this doesn't have to pay rent and tax to the court like a shop. They are actually the main body of the market.

Later, with the development of society, grocery stores appeared, similar to our previous department stores. Grocery stores have more kinds of goods than traditional stores, but due to the limitation of social environment, they are certainly not as rich as modern ones. However, the emergence of grocery stores is a great progress in the market economy, which shows that people have become more flexible in operation and need to increase their income by meeting the needs of consumers, which is very similar to the modern business philosophy of "customers are God".

In fact, there were many names for shops in ancient times, because different regions and dialects had different names. "Si" and "Pu" are two common names, which have been circulating for a long time.