What is the difference between supermarkets and superstores?

Supermarkets run large 50 thousand plus square footage sales areas, have plus 14000 lines, run the full range of grocery but add in such items as white goods, entertainment lines, clothing non food variants such as stationary.

Convenience store are just that. situated within communities. Central to the suburb communities. Run 2 to 5 thousand square foot stores, have limited lines (2000 approximately), keep to the basic staples for daily demand.