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===Hypermarkets (superstores)=== Discount [[superstore]]s such as [[Walmart]] or [[Target Corporation|Target]] sell general merchandise in a [[big-box store]]; many have a full grocery selection and are thus [[hypermarket]]s, though that term is not generally used in North America.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://adage.com/article/news/walmart-target-kmart-kohl-s-lead-retail-revolution/233379|title=Walmart, Target, Kmart, Kohl's Lead 50 Years of Retail Revolution|date=March 19, 2012|website=adage.com}}</ref> In the 1960s and 1970s the term "discount department store" was used, and chains such as [[Kmart]], [[Zodys]] and [[TG&Y]] billed themselves as such.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://transformco.com/about/kmart/kmart-history?/about/kmart/history.htm|title=Kmart History | Kmart | About Us | Transformco|website=transformco.com}}</ref> The term "discount department store" or "off-price department store" is sometimes applied to big-box discount retailers of apparel and home goods, such as [[Ross Stores|Ross Dress for Less]], [[Marshalls]], [[TJ Maxx]], and [[Burlington (department store)|Burlington]].
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