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
  • Olivia Heller/The Hustle Because most malls relied on these anchor tenants to draw customers, the rise of big box stores as a replacement for the department stores meant the malls — and the specialty retailers inside them — faced financial problems of their own.
    Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Plus, the shape of a typical mall and department store almost always requires a complete teardown to bring in housing.
    Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of department store
Noun
  • Original Artwork The art section of most thrift shops is ripe for the picking.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Trust me: Christmas is in full bloom at thrift shops.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of thrift shop
Noun
  • The intrigue: San Francisco heavily restricts chain stores or big-box retailers with 11 or more locations throughout the U.S. from opening in certain neighborhoods due to Proposition G, a 2007 ballot measure aimed at protecting mom-and-pop shops.
    Nadia Lopez, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The complaint says that since at least 2018, Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits deprived smaller businesses of access to discounts and rebates, harming their ability to compete with large national and regional chain stores.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 12 Dec. 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
  • Or take a job with a micromanaging boss in exchange for a higher salary?
    Morgan Smith, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The tariff threats have also sparked an exchange of words between Mexico and Canada as Trump criticized both countries over their border controls.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of exchange
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