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In 'The Hateful Eight', Why is Minnie's Haberdashery's called that?

Not being American nor British, I had never heard the word 'Haberdashery' used before watching The Hateful Eight. Now, Haberdashery is a Haberdasher's store, and a Haberdasher is according to dictionary.com:

  1. a retail dealer in men's furnishings, as shirts, ties, gloves, socks, and hats.
  2. Chiefly British. a dealer in small wares and notions.

... but it seems like the haberdashery is more of a travelers' lodge than a goods retail establishment. Why is the Haberdashery called that, then?