Supercenter

The ministers, most of them African-Americans together representing thousands of congregants, are pressuring the city council to grant approval for a Wal-Mart "supercenter" - a store with a full grocery that also sells general merchandise-on the city's South Side. ❋ Mark J. Perry (2010)

A supercenter is a big-box retailer with more than 90,000 square feet and more than 10 percent of floor space dedicated to nontaxable items, such as groceries and prescription drugs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He was also "instrumental in the creation of Sam's Club" in 1983, and later as the company's president and ceo, "Glass pioneered development of the first supercenter, which is now the company's dominant retail format."

The ministers, most of them African-Americans together representing thousands of congregants, are pressuring the city council to grant approval for a Wal-Mart "supercenter" — a store with a full grocery that also sells general merchandise — on the city's South Side. ❋ Timothy W. Martin (2010)

I also found some at Kmart and one of the grocery "supercenter" chains around here. ❋ Unknown (2006)

"What we are is a 'supercenter' with one-stop shopping," said Wal-Mart's Vice Chairman John Menzer at an investors 'conference last month. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Hmmm, it looks like the realization that there is "a high cost for the low prices" at Wal-Mart is growing: in today's Los Angeles Times comes word that Wal-Mart has given up on its plans for opening a 150,000 square foot "supercenter" at the corner of Nordhoff and Tampa in Northridge. ❋ Ron Buckmire (2006)

At a Wal-Mart "supercenter" you can change a tire, buy groceries for dinner, and get a new pair of shoes and some yard furniture — a set of errands that once would have required a long afternoon of visits to far-flung merchants. ❋ Head, Simon (2004)

(At a Wal-Mart "supercenter" I recently visited in suburban Columbus, Ohio, there were two rows of checkout counters, each row with eighteen cash registers.) ❋ Head, Simon (2004)

Like the abortion "supercenter" that opened in Houston Texas last month, the new facility is located in a predominantly African-American neighborhood, prompting pro-life charges of ❋ [email protected] (2010)

After about a year of fighting a tide of angry neighbors and cautious Memphis and Shelby County planners, Wal-Mart has abandoned its quest to put a "supercenter" store at Macon and Houston Levee roads. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Pep Boys 'new locations are expected to complement the eight "supercenter" stores in the Orlando market. ❋ Unknown (2009)

LifeSiteNews. com) - Oregonian pro-lifers spent a cold and drizzly Valentine's Day afternoon outside in Portland protesting the opening of a new Planned Parenthood "supercenter," whose completion they have actively resisted for years. ❋ [email protected] (2010)

Wal-Mart's Canadian arm will open 40 supercenter-format stores in the next fiscal year, though only eight of these will be new stores. ❋ Stuart Weinberg (2011)

They want to be all things to all people and they possibly can, but the supercenter may not be the way to do that. ❋ Miguel Bustillo (2011)

[Dana]: "I bought ten [shell] necklaces today because they were 2 for $1." [Christa]: "Word? That's some Supercenter Booty for sure!" ❋ PRskills (2009)