supermarket
noun
su·per·mar·ket
ˈsü-pər-ˌmär-kət 
often attributive
1
: a self-service retail market selling especially foods and household merchandise
2
: something resembling a supermarket especially in the variety or volume of its goods or services
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The supermarket is in a plaza owned by a businessman named Sergio Delgado — the man Martinez allegedly asked to put in a good word at the bank.
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Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Companies running convenience stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets such as CP All Pcl, its unit CP Axtra Pcl and Berli Jucker Pcl are seen as major beneficiaries of the cash splurge, according to InnovestX Securities Pcl.
—Thomas Kutty Abraham / Bloomberg, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
As food price inflation starts to ease, supermarkets are trying to keep prices as low as possible to retain shoppers hunting for cheaper alternatives.
—Jennifer Creery, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
Matzo is widely available in grocery stores and supermarkets around the country.
—Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2024
Made in 1962, the same year Andy Warhol had his solo gallery debut in L.A. with paintings of cans of Campbell’s soup, Ruscha’s supermarket can followed John Glenn’s inaugural Earth orbit in a compact space capsule.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Consumers could have trouble finding the product (though this may be less of an issue for Manischewitz because most supermarkets don’t have a huge selection of Kosher items) or think the quality of the product has changed, Kahn said.
—Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Discount supermarket chain Grocery Outlet is closing one of its stores in the Sacramento area, and customers aren’t happy.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
Also this year, The West Boulevard Coalition is planning to break for Charlotte’s first cooperative grocery store in an area that’s been without a traditional supermarket for over 30 years.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Companies running convenience stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets such as CP All Pcl, its unit CP Axtra Pcl and Berli Jucker Pcl are seen as major beneficiaries of the cash splurge, according to InnovestX Securities Pcl.
—Thomas Kutty Abraham / Bloomberg, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
As food price inflation starts to ease, supermarkets are trying to keep prices as low as possible to retain shoppers hunting for cheaper alternatives.
—Jennifer Creery, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
Matzo is widely available in grocery stores and supermarkets around the country.
—Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2024
Made in 1962, the same year Andy Warhol had his solo gallery debut in L.A. with paintings of cans of Campbell’s soup, Ruscha’s supermarket can followed John Glenn’s inaugural Earth orbit in a compact space capsule.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Consumers could have trouble finding the product (though this may be less of an issue for Manischewitz because most supermarkets don’t have a huge selection of Kosher items) or think the quality of the product has changed, Kahn said.
—Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Discount supermarket chain Grocery Outlet is closing one of its stores in the Sacramento area, and customers aren’t happy.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
Also this year, The West Boulevard Coalition is planning to break for Charlotte’s first cooperative grocery store in an area that’s been without a traditional supermarket for over 30 years.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
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supermarket
noun
su·per·mar·ket
ˈsü-pər-ˌmär-kət
: a self-service market selling foods and household merchandise
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