Blockbuster edit n.— «Wal-Mart and Blockbuster, along with other of the nations largest retailers, won’t sell anything with an NC-17 (or anything that is unrated), and if they don’t stock your movie you may as well not bothered to have...
underbanked adj.— «During the past few years, Wal-Mart has been selling financial products to low-income customers who may shop in its stores, but don’t have relationships with traditional banks—those that the industry defines as the...
Mart Brothers n.pl. the American retail store chains Wal-Mart and K-Mart. Editorial Note: This term is ironically jocular through comparison to local stores that tend to be named after their owners and in contrast to the two retailers’—especially...
Mart Brothers n.pl.— «I’ve got the “Mart Brothers” to contend with, with Wal-Mart up the street and K mart down the street.…I don’t compete with them. I stock the quality fishing gear they don’t carry, or won’t sell...
hajji mart n.— «She arrived with two black footlockers packed with her belongings and Christmas presents she’d bought at the Hajji Mart, an Afghan bazaar.» —“Wounded soldier Diane Gilliam will cherish time with her family in O.C...
haji mart n. among American military in Iraq and Afghanistan, a flea market, bazaar, or roadside vendor. Editorial Note: Often capitalized as if it is a proper noun, probably by comparison to American retail chains “Wal-Mart” and...