BIG-BOX STORE、WAREHOUSE STOREの意味、大規模小売店、ディスカウントストア

@Work 2010.12.06 (Review of 2008.03.31 edition)
Greetings, and welcome to Berlitz WordMaster@Work, where we're about to look back at a series first unveiled in the spring of 2008!

If you've been a regular WordMaster reader, you're probably familiar with the expression “think OUTSIDE the box”. Well, this week we're bringing back a set of editions inspired by the theme “think INSIDE the box”. Why “INSIDE”? Well, here's a very BIG hint!
Today's Lesson
 

BIG-BOX STORE / WAREHOUSE STORE / SUPERSTORE
大規模小売店、ディスカウントストア

Explanation
A big-box store, warehouse store, or superstore is a very large retail store that is usually one-story and has a simple, box-like shape.
big-box store, warehouse store, superstore は、とても大きな小売店のことで、多くは平屋建てでシンプルな箱のような形をしています。
BIG-BOX STORE / WAREHOUSE STORE / SUPERSTORE

examples
1 Have you seen the new big-box store they're building where the stadium used to be? They say it's going to have over 14,000 square meters of floor space!
2 I love the huge discounts you can get at supermarket warehouse stores, but the package sizes are usually too big for a single person like me.
3 I don't think I'll go jogging today. I got all the exercise I need just walking through the Berlitz Hardware Superstore this morning.
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