big-box
adjective
: of, relating to, or being a large chain store having a boxlike structure
big box
noun
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The Anthology release, as well as holiday shoppers in big-box retailers and looking around online, are responsible for that massive uptick, and for making Swift’s latest studio offering a behemoth once more.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The front end of drug stores, which offer snacks and household staples, have become less profitable as shoppers buy more of these items online from Amazon, and at big-box chains such as Walmart and Costco.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
The trees are sold at garden stores and big-box discounters, at cut-your-own tree farms, and in larger cities, they’re sold right on the street.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Dec. 2024
Rival Walmart saw 3% more spending compared to the year-earlier period, while big-box chain Target and consumer electronics chain Best Buy saw declines versus a year earlier, Facteus said.
—Siddharth Cavale, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The front end of drug stores, which offer snacks and household staples, have become less profitable as shoppers buy more of these items online from Amazon, and at big-box chains such as Walmart and Costco.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
The trees are sold at garden stores and big-box discounters, at cut-your-own tree farms, and in larger cities, they’re sold right on the street.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Dec. 2024
Rival Walmart saw 3% more spending compared to the year-earlier period, while big-box chain Target and consumer electronics chain Best Buy saw declines versus a year earlier, Facteus said.
—Siddharth Cavale, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Big-box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-box. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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