supercenter

noun

su·​per·​cen·​ter ˈsü-pər-ˌsen-tər How to pronounce supercenter (audio)
: a very large discount department store that also sells a complete line of grocery merchandise

Examples of supercenter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web According to the terms of the settlement, any Walmart customer who bought weighted goods and/or bagged citrus at a Walmart store, supercenter or neighborhood market store in the United States or Puerto Rico from Oct, 19, 2018, through January 19, 2024, could be eligible for a cash payment. Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024 The report counts those smaller store sales separately from the Walmart supercenters. Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024 The deal also directly affects one out of six of all 4.2 million American workers at supermarkets, supercenters and club warehouses, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2024 For Walmart, Dallas-Fort Worth has long been a place to try new things -- from learning the grocery business in the late 1980s to opening big suburban supercenters in the 1990s and 2000s to offering curbside online grocery shopping here first in 2015. Maria Halkias The Dallas Morning News (tns), arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2024 Walmart locations in Ohio Walmart operates 138 supercenters, five discount stores and 27 Sam's Clubs in Ohio, including seven Walmarts in Cincinnati, five in Columbus, three in Dayton, two each in Canton, Dublin and Hamilton, and one in Akron. Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2024 Then there’s Walmart Health, a chain of medical clinics that the retailer has been building to serve as sort of supercenters for medical care. Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2024 Walmart currently has 27 stores, supercenters and markets in the county, as well as one Sam’s Club in San Diego. Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024 The supercenters carry groceries and general merchandise, including clothing, electronics, toys, and sporting goods. Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 4 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of supercenter was in 1977

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“Supercenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supercenter. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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