hypermarket
noun
hy·per·mar·ket
ˈhī-pər-ˌmär-kət 
: a very large store that carries products found in a supermarket as well as merchandise commonly found in department stores
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When a Pakistani Santa’s bike breaks down on Christmas day, he is forced to take a detour through the surreal Bahraini desert, racing against time to make his festive shift at the local hypermarket.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 June 2025
Countless bakeries, cafes, post offices, train stations, banks and Mom-and-Pop stores have closed as online retail, big-box hypermarkets and pressure on municipal budgets have taken a toll.
—Roger Cohen, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Customers shop for milk and dairy items inside an Auchan Retail International hypermarket in Moscow, Russia.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
This enables the grocery industry—which perennially struggles with razor-thin margins—to understand what’s working and what isn’t across the U.S. and across different store categories (e.g., supermarkets, hypermarkets, discounters, specialty stores, convenience stores).
—Giovanni René Rodriguez, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 June 2025
Countless bakeries, cafes, post offices, train stations, banks and Mom-and-Pop stores have closed as online retail, big-box hypermarkets and pressure on municipal budgets have taken a toll.
—Roger Cohen, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Customers shop for milk and dairy items inside an Auchan Retail International hypermarket in Moscow, Russia.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
This enables the grocery industry—which perennially struggles with razor-thin margins—to understand what’s working and what isn’t across the U.S. and across different store categories (e.g., supermarkets, hypermarkets, discounters, specialty stores, convenience stores).
—Giovanni René Rodriguez, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Hypermarket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypermarket. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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