A supermarket must have at least how many checkouts to call itself a hypermarket?

Answer 1

Hypermarkets are defined by floor space, not registers. From Wiki:

"Hypermarkets, like other big-box stores, typically have business models focusing on high-volume, low-margin sales. Due to their large footprints -- a typical Wal-Mart Supercenter covers 150,000 square feet, a typical Carrefour 210,000 square feet -- and the need for many shoppers to carry large quantities of goods, many hypermarkets choose suburban or out-of-town locations that are easily accessible by automobile."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypermarket

Answer 2

a hypermarket (from the French hypermarché) is a store which combines a supermarket and a department store. The result is a gigantic retail facility which carries an enormous range of products under one roof, including full lines of fresh groceries and apparel. When they are planned, constructed, and executed correctly, a consumer can ideally satisfy all of their routine weekly shopping needs in one trip to the hypermarket

Answer 3

I thought it would be a matter of size and the diversity of products and services on offer, rather than the number of checkouts.
Parking spaces would also account.

Answer 4

Supermarket< Refers to how many different types of items they sell, not by how many registers they have. ie. Produce, housewares, lawn and garden etc. ya know what i mean.