What's is particularly noteworthy though, was that it was the first “hypermarket”, which we now call superstores. In addition to a complete grocery store, it also, under the same roof, included aisles of general merchandise from electronics to gardening. The concept was new; Bigg’s Eastgate was the first such store in the United States. The concept came from Europe, where the French-owned Bigg’s Hyper Shoppes, were already established by a company named Euromarché. The store was a huge success. Eventually, 6 stores were opened in Cincinnati, and seven more in other states. The concept was copied by Walmart, Target, Meijer, and other large superstores. Grocery – superstores are now ubiquitous across the Country. 
Bigg’s encountered financial difficulty in the 2000’s, went thru some merger and ownership changes and closed its Eastgate store in 2007. But its example lives on in every city in the country.