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: relating to or being an operation or activity located or taking place inside a store
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Examples of in-store in a Sentence

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The broad increase in in-store traffic adds to the digital successes retailers found over the Thanksgiving weekend. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025 The Charlotte store has self-checkout stations, real-time inventory browsing that even shows where the item is in the store, and two-hour in-store pickup for online orders. Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025 Black Friday traditionally focuses on in-store deals and discounts, although sales are now often available online. Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 1 Dec. 2025 While Black Friday traditionally focuses on in-store deals, Cyber Monday is an online-only sales event. Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in-store

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of in-store was in 1961

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“In-store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-store. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.

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