Section 2(1)(xxvii) in Himachal Pradesh Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1969
(xxvii)"shop" means any premises where any trade or business is carried on or where services are rendered to customers, and includes offices, store-rooms, godowns, sale depots or warehouses, whether in the same premises or otherwise, used in connection with such trade or business, but does not include a commercial establishment or a shop attached to a factory where the persons employed in the shop are allowed the benefits provided for workers under the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act, 63 of 1948);