a large retail market that sells food and other household goods and that is usually operated on a self-service basis.
any business or company offering an unusually wide range of goods or services: a financial supermarket that sells stocks, bonds, insurance, and real estate.
Origin of supermarket
An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; super- + market
In the early stages of the coronavirus it wouldn’t have made sense for us to continue to spend on some point of sale material, but there was still a lot of people shopping in a natural retail channels like supermarkets.
‘Retailers are media owners in their own right’: Why e-commerce is driving more of Unilever’s media spend|Seb Joseph|September 9, 2020|Digiday
Although Walmart is still by far the nation’s biggest grocer, it has recently lost share to mainstream supermarkets, which have expanded sales at a faster pace during the quarantine.
Walmart’s Amazon Prime challenger is launching Sept. 15|radmarya|September 1, 2020|Fortune
In supermarkets, scan-and-go technology has accelerated the mobile checkout experience — enabling staff to be re-deployed in other areas of the store — and also creates a safer experience for both the employee and the customer.
Research: Only 25 percent of professionals expect to be working from home long-term|DailyPay|August 17, 2020|Digiday
The image is that it’s just the supermarket itself that is the source of abundance.
How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War (Ep. 386 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|August 6, 2020|Freakonomics
A supermarket can’t exist without the inputs of mass-produced foods.
How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War (Ep. 386 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|August 6, 2020|Freakonomics
When Chérif got out of prison, he worked at the fish counter of a supermarket.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Notoriously, Atlantic City did not get its first supermarket until 1996.
I Watched a Casino Kill Itself: The Awful Last Nights of Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal|Olivia Nuzzi|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was captivated by footage of her escape through the hazy entryway of the supermarket, which was obscured by pepper spray.