big-box
adjective
: of, relating to, or being a large chain store having a boxlike structure
big box
noun
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Popular big-box retailer Costco Wholesale is expanding its hours for certain shoppers.
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Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
The stores will be the first big-box grocers near the homes in the new subdivisions around Haslet and southeast Wise County, where some people drive at least 20 minutes to the closest grocery store.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2025
And that imperils small business owners who rely on local custom, face-to-face relationships to ensure predictable trade and, above all, customer loyalty in the age of the big-box store.
—Antoinette Burton, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Check other stores, especially big-box merchants like Walmart, Target, and Best Buy.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 12 June 2025
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Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
The stores will be the first big-box grocers near the homes in the new subdivisions around Haslet and southeast Wise County, where some people drive at least 20 minutes to the closest grocery store.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2025
And that imperils small business owners who rely on local custom, face-to-face relationships to ensure predictable trade and, above all, customer loyalty in the age of the big-box store.
—Antoinette Burton, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Check other stores, especially big-box merchants like Walmart, Target, and Best Buy.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for big-box
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“Big-box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-box. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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