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tailor shop
Retail space where customers can take clothes or other cloth items for adjustments or repairs.
A tailor shop is a retail service area where skilled laborers specialize in making changes to articles of clothing and similar items. Typically a customer will drop off items needing adjustments or repair, and pick them up at the shop later.
The specialization is altering or repairing existing clothing and similar items. A customer can leave an item for later collection rather than wait for the work.
Dry cleaners can offer tailoring alongside cleaning. Cleaning alone does not establish the alteration and repair service of a tailor shop.
Related definitions
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dry cleaners
A customer drop-off location for chemical cleaning of clothing, whether cleaning occurs on the premises or elsewhere. -
laundromat
A facility where people wash and dry their clothing using machines, normally operated by the clothes' owners. -
shoe repair
A retail shop where shoes, boots, and other footwear are received for repair, often with related care services.