The phrase "replacement shopping" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to the act of shopping for items that are meant to replace or substitute something that is broken or no longer usable. Example: After my laptop stopped working, I had to do some replacement shopping to find a new one.
Mia Sara, 43, a Manhattan transplant in Los Angeles, misses window shopping in New York, but has found a replacement — shopping on her iPad.
In the little-discussed realm of retail known as "replenishment" or "replacement shopping," the goal is to perfect basic garments expressly so that the time-crunched or shopaphobic guy can whiz in and out of a store as if on a jet-fueled sortie, halting only briefly behind enemy lines to grab three/six/nine of his tried-and-true chinos/briefs/socks.
The Fix a Flat system, like the donut, only gets you to the tire repair or replacement shop and isn't considered a permanent fix.
It's the replacement of shops like HMV.
Rising housing costs, a decline of blue-collar jobs, and the replacement of affordable shops and cafes with trendier versions are common concerns.
When Ernest can't find a replacement in the shops and Celestine isn't happy with the alternatives he's bought he decides to have a go at making a penguin.
"I spent some unplanned time shopping for replacement clothes Friday night," he said.
Now Harris, a self-employed lawyer, must shop for replacement insurance.
They modeled its replacement, the River Market, after shops they had seen in Napa and Vermont.
He would still have had to go out shopping for replacements to Drogba, and soon for John Terry and Frank Lampard, the spine of his team.
Still, Mofilm doesn't see itself as a replacement for traditional ad shops, and neither do the agencies.
