big-box
adjective
: of, relating to, or being a large chain store having a boxlike structure
big box
noun
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At the same time, big-box retailers like Walmart are already seeing one in five referral clicks come from ChatGPT.
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Mark Simon, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The big-box retailer is turning to AI to optimize the shopping experience .
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
While home improvement stores are gaining interest from Halloween shoppers, 42% of shoppers still plan to hit big-box discount stores, up 5% from a year ago with 31% expecting to shop in Halloween/costume stores and 31% expecting to do some online shopping.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
The best of the rest HomeGoods is not the only big-box store designers write home about — there are plenty of treasures to be found elsewhere.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
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Mark Simon, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The big-box retailer is turning to AI to optimize the shopping experience .
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
While home improvement stores are gaining interest from Halloween shoppers, 42% of shoppers still plan to hit big-box discount stores, up 5% from a year ago with 31% expecting to shop in Halloween/costume stores and 31% expecting to do some online shopping.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
The best of the rest HomeGoods is not the only big-box store designers write home about — there are plenty of treasures to be found elsewhere.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Big-box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-box. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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