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Hypermarket

A Hypermarket is a shop which combines a supermarket and a department store. In the United States, the largest hypermarket chains are Wal-Mart (known as Wal-Mart Supercenters), Fred Meyer (part of the Kroger group), and Target.

Stores in the United States tend to be single level enterprises with long operating hours.

Tesco is Britain's largest retailer.

Another category of hypermarket is the membership based wholesale clubs. Costco and Sam's Club are the largest in this category. Sam's Club is associated with Wal-Mart.

In California, another major hypermarket chain were the membership-based Fedco Superstores. In the mid-1990s, the hypermarket chain became defunct by the development of Wal-Mart, and other discount retailers.

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