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 Walmart Supercenter Founded: 1962* Headquarters: Bentonville, Ariz. No. of CT stores in ’23: 28 Change from a decade ago: +26 Hartford market share in ’23: 12.9% Hartford market share in ’03: n/a *first U.S. supercenter opens in 1988 3. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2024 Fred Meyer multi-department store: Fred Meyer is the nation’s third-largest supercenter operator. Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024 The supercenters were once open to shoppers 24 hours a day, but hours were limited in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for supercenter 

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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 2 Jul. 2024.

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