big-box
adjective
: of, relating to, or being a large chain store having a boxlike structure
big box
noun
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Holiday shoppers won't be able to abandon the Thanksgiving table in search of deals at many big-box retailers — at least not in person.
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Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Nov. 2025
My household has had good fortune with the National Geographic geology labs that are commonplace in big-box stores, including the build-your-own-volcano set ($15) and the crystal-growing gear, like this glow-in-the-dark number ($37).
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
That dynamic has boosted the big-box retailer's business for more than two years, especially as shoppers across all incomes have felt pinched by higher grocery prices.
—Amelia Lucas,melissa Repko,gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025
That is especially true for big-box stores like Amazon, Walmart, Target, and Best Buy.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 14 Nov. 2025
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Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Nov. 2025
My household has had good fortune with the National Geographic geology labs that are commonplace in big-box stores, including the build-your-own-volcano set ($15) and the crystal-growing gear, like this glow-in-the-dark number ($37).
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
That dynamic has boosted the big-box retailer's business for more than two years, especially as shoppers across all incomes have felt pinched by higher grocery prices.
—Amelia Lucas,melissa Repko,gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025
That is especially true for big-box stores like Amazon, Walmart, Target, and Best Buy.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Big-box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-box. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
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