Shopkeeper

[Tomp]

Good day

I'm sure this is obvious to everyone except me but what would a shopkeeper sell? My gg grandfather was a shopkeeper in Smethwick in the 1840s and I was curious as to what type of shop he would have had. Would a shopkeepers description vary from location to location in the U.K.? Thanks for any help. By the way he ended up being a cabinet maker before and after he emigrated to the U.S.

Thanks again.

Tom