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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In 2023, the supermarket chain ended its Scan & Go cashierless checkout app after two years.
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
The Japanese giant employs some 157,000 people worldwide across a multi-sector brands that includes apparel stores, supermarkets and restaurants, plus its flagship 7-Eleven c-stores.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
One supermarket is in the works at the northeast corner of Ballardsville Road and Brownsboro Road, and the second location is at the northwest corner of Flat Rock Road and Shelbyville Road, near the Shelby County line.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 28 Oct. 2024
The findings came amid accusations that Dominique had filmed up three women's skirts in a supermarket.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
The Japanese giant employs some 157,000 people worldwide across a multi-sector brands that includes apparel stores, supermarkets and restaurants, plus its flagship 7-Eleven c-stores.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
One supermarket is in the works at the northeast corner of Ballardsville Road and Brownsboro Road, and the second location is at the northwest corner of Flat Rock Road and Shelbyville Road, near the Shelby County line.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 28 Oct. 2024
The findings came amid accusations that Dominique had filmed up three women's skirts in a supermarket.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Supermarket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermarket. Accessed 28 Nov. 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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