in-store
adjective
available or taking place within a supermarket or other large shop
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in-store
Britishadjective
in store
Idioms
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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]
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It has also strengthened global collaborations with retail partners to expand its reach and introduced interactive in-store demos while opening new Lego branded stores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Starbucks now delivers most U.S. in-store and drive-through orders within four minutes, a key goal of Chief Executive Brian Niccol.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
A London shop catering for people who are left-handed was doing a brisk trade both in-store and via mail-order.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Newport said three of the raccoons are on order and should be in-store by next week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 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 Lauren Ann Isaacson
We hadn’t been given menus, so with no idea how many courses were in store, I joined the clean-plate club with each dish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Alejandro Del Rey, JJ Spaun and Johannes Veerman are one shot behind with an exciting finish in store on Sunday.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Another day of brutal heat and energy-sapping humidity is in store for Southern California, continuing what has been a remarkably muggy summer that’s brought wildfires, coastal erosion and death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Hargitay has been tight-lipped about what producers have in store for the night, though she did reveal her aspirations for doing something in the vein of an “SVU musical” during the ceremony.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
The advance publicity for Skeeter’s biography has certainly suggested that there will be shocks in store for those who believe Dumbledore to have led a blameless life.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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