big-box
adjective
: of, relating to, or being a large chain store having a boxlike structure
big box
noun
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The men’s makeup market is now one of the most lucrative — and largely untapped — growth opportunities left in beauty, and specialty retailers like Ulta Beauty and Sephora along with big-box companies like Target and Walmart all see opportunity.
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Luke Fountain, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
Costco is an international membership-only, big-box warehouse retailer.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
As the sport’s popularity has grown, business groups have seized the opportunity to convert empty big-box spaces into spaces for courts.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Leesburg has long been defined by its absence of big-box stores and wealth of independent shops and businesses.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
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Luke Fountain, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
Costco is an international membership-only, big-box warehouse retailer.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
As the sport’s popularity has grown, business groups have seized the opportunity to convert empty big-box spaces into spaces for courts.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Leesburg has long been defined by its absence of big-box stores and wealth of independent shops and businesses.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Big-box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-box. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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