strip mall vs retail store

strip mall and retail store both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
strip mall	Yes	No	No	No
retail store	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, retail store is a hypernym of strip mall; that is, retail store is a word with a broader meaning than strip mall:

strip mall: a mercantile establishment consisting of a row of various stores and business and restaurants along a road or busy street; usually opening on a parking lot
retail store: a place of business for retailing goods

Other hypernyms of strip mall include mercantile establishment, outlet, sales outlet.

strip mall (noun)	retail store (noun)
a mercantile establishment consisting of a row of various stores and business and restaurants along a road or busy street; usually opening on a parking lot	a place of business for retailing goods