box store

American  

noun

1. 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.

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box store

Given the spatial finesse of the lobby below, it is sad to find the utilitarian treatment of a box store or trade show above the museum’s most important objects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

A few years ago, I was researching my book on retirement, and I’ll never forget the sight of a man in his 70s working at a big box store near Knott’s Berry Farm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2024

The uninformed folks on the video buy bags of dry concrete mix from a local hardware store, lumber yard or big box store.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2024

The turkey and pie are interrupted in both households by the run up to an early Black Friday sale at the big box store owned by the affluent clan.

From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2023

A week or so ago, while grocery shopping at a big box store, I took a detour past the food aisles and headed to the toy section in hopes of getting a look.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2023