Meaning of big box | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A large self-service store, usually on a single level, with few interior walls, owned and run by a corporation.
2. Describes software from the late 1990s sold in a large cardboard box.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, box.

Examples

“Expect major mall owners to step up their courting of discounters and big boxes.”

“Big Boxes are becoming ever more prevalent in suburbia, replacing many viable regional malls or”

“Different models of specialty big boxes persist , as does the suspicion of Walmart as both a cultural influence and a touchstone for how to build retail spaces”

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