big box

noun

Definition of big boxnext
as in department store

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big box
  1. department store
  2. thrift shop
  3. chain store
  4. variety store
  5. dime store
  6. superstore
  7. exchange
Noun
  • For more than six decades, the department store has advertised over-the-top holiday packages.
    Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The Sears department store failed to adapt to the digital economy and has trailed behind competitors Kohl’s and Macy’s.
    Georgia Godfrey, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of department store
Noun
  • The number of upcoming sports events was the factor that was most heavily weighted in the study, but other factors such as the number of green spaces and thrift shops in the city were also considered.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The funky thrift shop sells upcycled clothing, jewelry and vinyl records, and is open Thursday through Sunday.
    Axios Denver, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of thrift shop
Noun
  • Advertisement Brown’s inspiration is not just from memories of his youth at the chain store, but contemporary efforts like Jack White’s Third Man Records.
    Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
  • All around it are thriving chain stores attracting steady streams of customers in sectors where the former box-store chain was once a major player: Marshalls, Hobby Lobby, PetSmart and Dollar Tree.
    Alena Botros, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of chain store
Noun
  • By the late 1990s, both Woolworth and McCrory’s landed in bankruptcy court after variety stores fell out of favor.
    Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Dollar Tree is a leading operator of discount variety stores.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Definition of variety store
Noun
  • Salem, circa 1955: Before the opening of Walmart, many small-town main streets were home to a Ben Franklin dime store, one of which was under the franchise that gave Sam Walton his start in Newport, 1945.
    Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Werewolf Lawyer has its own distinct look, a pulp paperback straight from the golden age of dime store novels done by Ian Klarer.
    Jef Rouner, Chron, 14 Sep. 2024
Definition of dime store
Noun
  • Here are some of the best panettone of the season to please every palate: Eataly Signature Panettone Last year, Eataly, the global Italian superstore, launched its private-label line of artisanal panettone and pandoro made in Italy.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The new holding company, to be called York Holdings, is set to house 31 subsidiaries, including the group's superstores business, general goods store Loft, baby goods store Akachan Honpo and the operating company of Denny's restaurants in Japan.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of superstore
Noun
  • The filing also details a securities subscription agreement with the CEO, resulting in the issuance of 6,000,000 Series B Shares in exchange for debt cancellation.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Plus, read a transcript of their exchange below: Andrea Canning: Hey Evy.
    Dateline NBC, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of exchange
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