in store

1 of 2

phrase

: in readiness : in preparation

there's a surprise in store for you

in-store

2 of 2

adjective

ˈin-ˈstȯr 

: relating to or being an operation or activity located or taking place inside a store

in-store consumer survey

Examples of in store in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Phrase

But whatever is in store for their love story, in season four, Rodriguez and LaLonde want their characters to still find happiness within themselves. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026

On baby Avery’s 100th day in the NICU, the doctors and nurses had a special surprise in store for one of their tiniest patients and her family. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

Adjective

In the short term, however, costs from point-of-sale (POS) programming, required in-store signage on rounding policies, compliance costs and losses from rounding down have the potential to compound. — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

With products from baby food to snacks, bath care and pet food bearing the label, the regenerative agriculture category saw in-store retail dollar sales grow 10% over the last year and nearly 22% the year before, according to NielsenIQ data. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for in store

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore