big-box
adjective
: of, relating to, or being a large chain store having a boxlike structure
big box
noun
Examples of big-box in a Sentence
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Last week, the retailer reported quarterly earnings that revealed even high-income shoppers are turning to the big-box retailer for value that doesn’t empty their wallets.
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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 22 May 2024
In another, more obvious movie, this would introduce a bad guy, some faceless corporation that wants to build luxury apartments or a big-box store on the site.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 May 2024
The dip came days after John Furner, CEO of Walmart’s U.S. operation, said the big-box retailer was feeling changes from the growing demand for weight-loss drugs.
—Bysasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 May 2024
Most major furniture retailers and big-box stores will have sales to attract more customers.
—Fox News, 21 May 2024
The sprawling homeless encampment behind a stand of big-box stores has been around so long that people in the upstate New York city of Ithaca call it by name, as if referring to a neighborhood or historic district.
—Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 19 May 2024
The big-box retailer reported a large jump in e-commerce sales, as well as making inroads with high-income shoppers.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 16 May 2024
California’s Inland Empire, an area considered a key hub for big-box and e-commerce logistics, was the main source of this, said Randy Brown, Sun Life’s chief investment officer and head of insurance asset management.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 13 May 2024
The best way to boost housing supply is to reduce regulations and fees – not give cities incentive to choose big-box stores over new neighborhoods.
—Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 10 May 2024
Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 22 May 2024
In another, more obvious movie, this would introduce a bad guy, some faceless corporation that wants to build luxury apartments or a big-box store on the site.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 May 2024
The dip came days after John Furner, CEO of Walmart’s U.S. operation, said the big-box retailer was feeling changes from the growing demand for weight-loss drugs.
—Bysasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 May 2024
Most major furniture retailers and big-box stores will have sales to attract more customers.
—Fox News, 21 May 2024
The sprawling homeless encampment behind a stand of big-box stores has been around so long that people in the upstate New York city of Ithaca call it by name, as if referring to a neighborhood or historic district.
—Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 19 May 2024
The big-box retailer reported a large jump in e-commerce sales, as well as making inroads with high-income shoppers.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 16 May 2024
California’s Inland Empire, an area considered a key hub for big-box and e-commerce logistics, was the main source of this, said Randy Brown, Sun Life’s chief investment officer and head of insurance asset management.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 13 May 2024
The best way to boost housing supply is to reduce regulations and fees – not give cities incentive to choose big-box stores over new neighborhoods.
—Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 10 May 2024
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“Big-box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-box. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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