He runs a small trading post in the vicinity of New Hampshire.
a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise
A station or store in a sparsely settled area established by traders to barter supplies for local products. a place where people can buy and exchange goods in a country area, especially in the US or Canada in the past
The 17 horseshoe-shaped counters manned by clerks and specialists on the Trading Floor of the NYSE are like stores where individual stocks are bought and sold Each trading post is responsible for over 100 stocks The actual buying and selling takes place around each post