a huge self-service store, usually built on the outskirts of a town
Word origin
C20: translation of French hypermarché
hypermarket in American English
(ˈhaɪpərˌmɑrkɪt)
noun
a very large retail store offering the products of a supermarket and the merchandise of a department store
hypermarket in Retail
(haɪpərmɑrkɪt)
Word forms: (regular plural) hypermarkets
noun
(Retail: Outlets)
A hypermarket is a huge self-service store, usually on the outskirts of a town.
Are consumers increasingly choosing hypermarkets for their convenient, one-stop-shop offering?
Smaller stores are likely to suffer as the huge hypermarkets become more convenient than convenience stores for consumers with a long shoppinglist and plenty of time to drive out-of-town.
A hypermarket is a huge self-service store, usually on the outskirts of a town.