diff --git a/pkg/storegateway/gateway.go b/pkg/storegateway/gateway.go
index f609bb3b1aa..ca4f556019b 100644
--- a/pkg/storegateway/gateway.go
+++ b/pkg/storegateway/gateway.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ type StoreGateway struct {
 	gatewayCfg Config
 	storageCfg mimir_tsdb.BlocksStorageConfig
 	logger     log.Logger
-	stores     *BucketStores
+	stores     Stores
 	tracker    *activitytracker.ActivityTracker
 
 	// Ring used for sharding blocks.
@@ -206,9 +206,17 @@ func newStoreGateway(gatewayCfg Config, storageCfg mimir_tsdb.BlocksStorageConfi
 		level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "store-gateway using disabled users", "disabled", gatewayCfg.DisabledTenants)
 	}
 
-	g.stores, err = NewBucketStores(storageCfg, shardingStrategy, bucketClient, allowedTenants, limits, logger, prometheus.WrapRegistererWith(prometheus.Labels{"component": "store-gateway"}, reg))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "create bucket stores")
+	if gatewayCfg.ParquetEnabled {
+		level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "store-gateway using parquet block format")
+		g.stores, err = NewParquetBucketStores(logger, prometheus.WrapRegistererWith(prometheus.Labels{"component": "store-gateway"}, reg))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "create parquet bucket stores")
+		}
+	} else {
+		g.stores, err = NewBucketStores(storageCfg, shardingStrategy, bucketClient, allowedTenants, limits, logger, prometheus.WrapRegistererWith(prometheus.Labels{"component": "store-gateway"}, reg))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "create bucket stores")
+		}
 	}
 
 	g.Service = services.NewBasicService(g.starting, g.running, g.stopping)
diff --git a/pkg/storegateway/gateway_blocks_http.go b/pkg/storegateway/gateway_blocks_http.go
index e41802a0d98..47b8875a46b 100644
--- a/pkg/storegateway/gateway_blocks_http.go
+++ b/pkg/storegateway/gateway_blocks_http.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (g *StoreGateway) BlocksHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	metasMap, deleteMarkerDetails, noCompactMarkerDetails, err := listblocks.LoadMetaFilesAndMarkers(req.Context(), g.stores.bucket, tenantID, showDeleted, time.Time{})
+	metasMap, deleteMarkerDetails, noCompactMarkerDetails, err := listblocks.LoadMetaFilesAndMarkers(req.Context(), g.stores.(*BucketStores).bucket, tenantID, showDeleted, time.Time{})
 	if err != nil {
 		util.WriteTextResponse(w, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to read block metadata: %s", err))
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/storegateway/gateway_test.go b/pkg/storegateway/gateway_test.go
index 7d4be6f175c..a2933de2175 100644
--- a/pkg/storegateway/gateway_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storegateway/gateway_test.go
@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ func TestStoreGateway_InitialSyncWithDefaultShardingEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.Equal(t, ringNumTokensDefault, len(g.ringLifecycler.GetTokens()))
 			assert.Subset(t, g.ringLifecycler.GetTokens(), testData.initialTokens)
 
-			assert.NotNil(t, g.stores.getStore("user-1"))
-			assert.NotNil(t, g.stores.getStore("user-2"))
-			assert.Nil(t, g.stores.getStore("user-unknown"))
+			assert.NotNil(t, g.stores.(*BucketStores).getStore("user-1"))
+			assert.NotNil(t, g.stores.(*BucketStores).getStore("user-2"))
+			assert.Nil(t, g.stores.(*BucketStores).getStore("user-unknown"))
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ func TestStoreGateway_SyncShouldKeepPreviousBlocksIfInstanceIsUnhealthyInTheRing
 	srv := newStoreGatewayTestServer(t, g)
 
 	// No sync retries to speed up tests.
-	g.stores.syncBackoffConfig = backoff.Config{MaxRetries: 1}
+	g.stores.(*BucketStores).syncBackoffConfig = backoff.Config{MaxRetries: 1}
 
 	// Start the store-gateway.
 	require.NoError(t, services.StartAndAwaitRunning(ctx, g))
diff --git a/pkg/storegateway/parquet_bucket_stores.go b/pkg/storegateway/parquet_bucket_stores.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..85415a5f1a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/storegateway/parquet_bucket_stores.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+package storegateway
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/go-kit/log"
+	"github.com/grafana/dskit/services"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/mimir/pkg/storegateway/storegatewaypb"
+	"github.com/grafana/mimir/pkg/storegateway/storepb"
+)
+
+type ParquetBucketStores struct {
+	services.Service
+
+	logger log.Logger
+	reg    prometheus.Registerer
+}
+
+// NewParquetBucketStores initializes a Parquet implementation of the Stores interface.
+func NewParquetBucketStores(
+	logger log.Logger,
+	reg prometheus.Registerer,
+) (*ParquetBucketStores, error) {
+
+	stores := &ParquetBucketStores{
+		logger: logger,
+		reg:    reg,
+	}
+	stores.Service = services.NewIdleService(nil, nil)
+
+	return stores, nil
+}
+
+func (ss ParquetBucketStores) Series(req *storepb.SeriesRequest, srv storegatewaypb.StoreGateway_SeriesServer) error {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (ss ParquetBucketStores) LabelNames(ctx context.Context, req *storepb.LabelNamesRequest) (*storepb.LabelNamesResponse, error) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (ss ParquetBucketStores) LabelValues(ctx context.Context, req *storepb.LabelValuesRequest) (*storepb.LabelValuesResponse, error) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (ss ParquetBucketStores) SyncBlocks(ctx context.Context) error {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (ss ParquetBucketStores) scanUsers(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/storegateway/stores.go b/pkg/storegateway/stores.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2d0ac294f31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/storegateway/stores.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+package storegateway
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/dskit/services"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/mimir/pkg/storegateway/storegatewaypb"
+	"github.com/grafana/mimir/pkg/storegateway/storepb"
+)
+
+type Stores interface {
+	services.Service
+	Series(req *storepb.SeriesRequest, srv storegatewaypb.StoreGateway_SeriesServer) error
+	LabelNames(ctx context.Context, req *storepb.LabelNamesRequest) (*storepb.LabelNamesResponse, error)
+	LabelValues(ctx context.Context, req *storepb.LabelValuesRequest) (*storepb.LabelValuesResponse, error)
+	SyncBlocks(ctx context.Context) error
+
+	scanUsers(context.Context) ([]string, error)
+}