The phrase "actual shops" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to distinguish real, physical retail locations from online stores or other types of businesses.
Example: "I prefer to buy my clothes from actual shops rather than online retailers."
Alternatives: "physical stores" or "real shops".
It looks like there are more vendors outside than actual shops.
New Apple Watch We only got to see the first one a couple of months ago, and it's not even made it to actual shops yet.
It is Takashi Murakami spreading his super-flat pop art all across the globe from art fairs and glossy magazines to actual shops.
The once online-only brand and totem of the middle classes has just opened its first actual shops – and has some real profits (they increased by almost a third last year) to prove it.
Oporto, 62 Golborne Road, +44 20 8968 8839; Lisboa, 57 Golborne Road, +44 20 8968 5242 Start Early: Street Vendors All the street vendors are there fairly early, before the actual shops open around 10 a.m., but there's no need to rush there at dawn.
Our videographic examines the workings of the electoral-college system and the role it has played in determining the outcome of recent presidential electionsCulture and clicks In the jewellery business, cheap, light trinkets tend to sell well online, but most customers still prefer to buy precious stones from actual shops.
But an actual, real shop is an entirely different level of commitment and reliability, so now locals know they can always get a fix of Intelligentsia Black Cat espresso, salty caramel, pistachio and honey, brambleberry crisp and brown butter almond brittle ice creams.
What these stores have in common is having nothing to do with actual shopping.
We knew what each other meant – not a studio, but an actual shop.
But, offline, in an actual shop, you hand over the money and you're done.
These days, buying your Christmas presents from an actual shop, near your actual house, would be an act of charity.
