Capitalism 2 and Capitalism Lab Forum

A new store type - General Store is available in this DLC. It has the advantage of having low setup and operating costs and being versatile enough to sell all kinds of products.

When you are building your retail network in a city with a small population, it would be a good idea to run General Stores to minimize your costs.

Any disadvantages to operating a general store?

There is actually no disadvantage to it. It was introduced to the game to make the game easier at the early stage of growing a city.