big-box
adjective
: of, relating to, or being a large chain store having a boxlike structure
big box
noun
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The company's acceleration of store closures comes as big-box stores struggle, with fewer shoppers visiting malls and more Americans purchasing essentials online, a shift that occurred during the pandemic.
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article Four Denver-area liquor stores say the state is illegally issuing too many liquor licenses to large, out-of-state grocery and big-box stores and are suing in an effort to have those licenses yanked.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2024
The thermometers are inexpensive and sold at grocery stores, hardware stores, big-box retailers and online.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
Bricks-and-mortar locations in particular are scrambling to keep up with online retailers and big-box chains.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article Four Denver-area liquor stores say the state is illegally issuing too many liquor licenses to large, out-of-state grocery and big-box stores and are suing in an effort to have those licenses yanked.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2024
The thermometers are inexpensive and sold at grocery stores, hardware stores, big-box retailers and online.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
Bricks-and-mortar locations in particular are scrambling to keep up with online retailers and big-box chains.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Big-box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-box. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.
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