big-box

American  

[big-boks] / ˈbɪgˈbɒks /

adjective

1. pertaining to or noting a very large retail store that does a high volume of business and usually has low prices.

   Big-box retailers claim that they create jobs and boost tax revenue.

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Other Word Forms

• big box noun

Etymology

Origin of big-box

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Those retailers will report after Walmart investors shrugged off the big-box retailer’s tempered outlook last week.

From MarketWatch

Solid earnings from the big-box chain in recent quarters have underscored growing popularity with wealthier US consumers, as well as with less prosperous consumers in its home market, where some 90 percent of the population lives within 10 miles of a company location.

From Barron's

A multiyear flight to bargains, as well as investments in e-commerce and AI-backed shopping, have helped the big-box chain consolidate its grip on the retail market.

From MarketWatch

Sales fell at auto dealers, clothing stores, pharmacies and big-box electronics retailers.

From MarketWatch

The company is intent on transforming itself from discount big-box retailer to an e-commerce giant.

From Barron's