hypermarket

noun

hy·​per·​mar·​ket ˈhī-pər-ˌmär-kət How to pronounce hypermarket (audio)
: a very large store that carries products found in a supermarket as well as merchandise commonly found in department stores

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Alibaba Group Holding has agreed to sell its controlling stake in Chinese hypermarket operator Sun Art for up to HK$12.3 billion ($1.6 billion), as the e-commerce company continues to dispose non-core assets even though the deal is expected to generate billions of dollars in losses. Yue Wang, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 Shares of Sun Art Retail Group plunged over 23%, a day after Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group announced to sell its majority stake in the hypermarket chain. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2025 Customers shop for milk and dairy items inside an Auchan Retail International hypermarket in Moscow, Russia. Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024 In 2020, our office became the lead investor in a hypermarket development startup based in Baghdad, Iraq, that has since grown into a remarkable success story. Rami Harajli, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hypermarket 

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hypermarket was in 1970

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“Hypermarket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypermarket. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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