box store

noun

a retail store that sells a limited assortment of basic grocery items, often, as at a warehouse, displayed in their original cartons in order to lower costs and prices.

She appeared to be just a happy American consumer out shopping at a big-box store.

Going to Thanksgiving is like going to war; setting foot in a big-box store is like walking into World War Z.

Employees of the big box store are planning a national day of protest for higher wages.

He was making $14.25 an hour when he was fired, which is not a bad wage for a guy who moves boxes around at a big-box store.

They're a marketplace killer because their giant warehouses are vastly more efficient than even a big box store.

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