endcap

or end-cap, end cap

[ end-kap ]

noun

1. a shelving unit for store merchandise that is placed at either end of the main shelving unit along an aisle:

   an endcap displaying some items on sale.

2. the retail space at either end of a strip mall:

   a bank endcap with a drive-through window.

Word History and Origins

Origin of endcap¹

First recorded in 1980–85; end ¹ + cap ¹

Example Sentences

The next time I saw them, she was seething over by the hand towels and he was fixated on the nearby "As Seen on TV" endcap.

From Salon

An image of an endcap at a New England liquor store unexpectedly caught my attention on Monday as I scrolled through Twitter.

From Salon

"Use coupons and frequent shopper cards. Also remember, just because there’s a huge endcap display it doesn't mean it’s on sale. Double-check signage and prices," she continued.

From Fox News

Federal officials said that he’s captured entering the store numerous times before setting fire to “miscellaneous items located on an aisle endcap.”

From Washington Times

The basic red chicken logo calling out from the spice aisles and, in the case of one supermarket I visited, Mi Preferida Supermercado, from a specially built endcap pyramid formed from one-pound tubs of bouillon.

From Salon