superstores
Massive retail outlets
Superstores are very large retail stores offering a wide variety of merchandise, typically combining a traditional department store or supermarket with additional product categories under one roof.
The term emerged in the late twentieth century as retailers expanded square footage to compete on selection and price: The superstore replaced three smaller shops in the strip mall.
Big-box retailers like Walmart and Target are quintessential superstores.
Acquiring goods at retailers
- retailSales to end users
- megastoresEnormous retail establishments
- hypermarketsVast retail complexes
- big-boxLarge-format retail chain
chain · discount · merchandise · brands · franchise · marketplace · spending · advertising
Bulk sales to merchants
- palletsFlat freight platforms
- quantitiesMeasured amounts or numbers
- membershipState of belonging
- multipacksProducts grouped for sale
cartons · cases · gallons · volume · stockpiling · discounts · savings · overstock
Mixed collection of things
- selectionChosen item or items
- productsItems made for sale
- choicesAvailable options to pick
- rangeExtent of variation
categories · departments · options · goods · electronics · groceries · clothing · housewares
Flat freight platforms
- forkliftsPronged industrial lifting vehicles
- shelvingHorizontal storage surfaces
- racksFrames for storing items
- industrialOf factories and production
aisles · no-frills · stockroom · bins · cavernous · utilitarian
shopping
Acquiring goods at retailers
- retailSales to end users
- megastoresEnormous retail establishments
- hypermarketsVast retail complexes
big-box · chain · discount · merchandise · brands · franchise · marketplace · spending · advertising · sales
wholesale
Bulk sales to merchants
- palletsFlat freight platforms
- quantitiesMeasured amounts or numbers
- membershipState of belonging
multipacks · cartons · cases · gallons · volume · stockpiling · discounts · savings · overstock
assortment
Mixed collection of things
range · categories · departments · options · goods · electronics · groceries · clothing · housewares · automotive
pallets
Flat freight platforms
- forkliftsPronged industrial lifting vehicles
- shelvingHorizontal storage surfaces
- racksFrames for storing items
industrial · aisles · no-frills · stockroom · bins · cavernous · utilitarian
sprawl
Extend in disorderly fashion
signage · zoning · development
- retail channelsretail stores, e-commerce, wholesale, direct sales, franchises
- retail storesWalmart, shop, grocery, boutique, Amazon
superstoresboutiques
Small fashionable stores
corner shops · kiosks · convenience stores · market stalls · newsstands
superstoreslocal shops
Nearby retail establishments
independent shops · family-owned stores · small businesses · sole proprietorships · village shops