in-store
Britishadjective
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In readiness, in preparation for future use, as in I'm keeping several videos in store for your visit . Edmund Spenser used this idiom in The Faerie Queene (1590): “Then for her son . . . In her own hand the crown she kept in store.” [1300s]
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in store for . Forthcoming for, awaiting, as in There's trouble in store for you . [Mid-1600s]
Example Sentences
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Zoomers love the mall—their in-store spending already outpaces that of millennials.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Kroger, for example, often runs “points events” where you can earn 4 times points on all in-store purchases, including gift cards.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
Those enhancements include better brand assortment, enhanced in-store experience, bulked up staffing, and seamless digital integration.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
The findings highlighted retailers efforts to avoid payment charges and tackle security concerns, despite around half of in-store purchases still being made in cash.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Apart from school, I had accepted an in-store promotional for cosmetics through the modeling agency and also intended to visit a friend at college, where Halloween festivities were reportedly quite arresting.
From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann
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