: of, relating to, or being a large chain store having a boxlike structure
big box noun

Examples of big-box in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The compensation estimate in Dr. Lee’s Facebook post is not inaccurate, according to a source at a big-box beauty brand. Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 21 Mar. 2024 Adelle Waldman Adelle Waldman’s novel looks at the hardships faced by part-time workers at a big-box store. Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024 The fields are now home to Walmart, Target and other big-box stores that lend an air of sameness in countless communities across the U.S. Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024 The problem with Barnes & Noble’s previous turnaround attempts, Daunt says, is that leaders were rooted in basic big-box retail tenets, which tend to prioritize homogeneity across chains and cost-cutting much more than on bookselling. Byphil Wahba, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2024 The latest is planned for Merriam Town Center, which is also home to a Cinemark movie theater and a Dick’s Sporting Goods, among other big-box chains. David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024 Walmart is launching an early morning delivery service as the big-box retailer aims to keep up with its rivals Target and Amazon. Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024 That shift seems obvious when taking into account the limited record selection at big-box retailers like Target, where pop albums from Swift or Rodrigo dominate the shelves alongside a more limited smattering of Queen and Beatles greatest hits albums. Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024 To research the book, Waldman spent six months emptying cargo trucks and shelving items at a big-box outlet near her home, in Rhinebeck, New York. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1990, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of big-box was in 1990

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“Big-box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-box. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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