general store vs outlet

general store and outlet both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
general store	Yes	No	No	No
outlet	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, outlet is a hypernym of general store; that is, outlet is a word with a broader meaning than general store:

general store: a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise
outlet: a place of business for retailing goods

Other hypernyms of general store include mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet.

general store (noun)	outlet (noun)
a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise	activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
	an opening that permits escape or release
	a place of business for retailing goods
	receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices