instore

See also: in store

English

Etymology 1

From in +‎ store.

Adjective

instore (not comparable)

1. inside a store or shop
   • 2011, Alexander Hübner, Retail Category Management, page 34:

     The final short-term planning deals with the instore fulfillment of operative tasks, i.e., plans short-term sales, develops personnel schedules, and aligns operative instore logistics and shelf replenishment processes.

   • 2023, Theodore Tarnanidis, Maro Vlachopoulou, Jason Papathanasiou, Influences of Social Media on Consumer Decision-Making Processes in the Food and Grocery Industry, page 88:

     Therefore, we anticipate consumers' perceived value and satisfaction with retailtainment will be different for consumers with high versus low likelihood to use instore technologies.

Noun

instore (plural instores)

1. a performance or other event taking place within a store or a shop

   They are playing an instore tomorrow.

   • 2000, NME, Slipknot get Knotted‎^[1]:

     Virgin Megastores have now taken on the risk of staging the instores which will now call at Glasgow Virgin Megastore Buchanan Street

Etymology 2

From in- +‎ store.

Verb

instore (third-person singular simple present instores, present participle instoring, simple past and past participle instored)

1. To store up; to enclose; to contain
   • 1879, The History of Adams County, Illinois, page 416:

     and he was a licensed champion, who, theorizing from his instored legal lore, or instinctive acumen, knew on the instant where best to point his thrust, and was equally ready with every form of parry and defense.

   • 1908, David Chalmers Nimmo, “The Anniversary”, in Songs, page 111:

     Its fragrance and sweetness and healing be poured With tones and sweet touch and with heart prompted token, In hers who all sweetness in thine has instored.

   • 2011, Bonny Jean Castelli, Sliding Down the Rainbow of Faith:

     And thanks to them that they had instored in me the same things that were instored in them.

   • 2014, Pamela Cooper, Think Your Way to Success:

     Or your just mad at everybody else, about their success, when all you needed to do was just use your success gifts that (God) instored in you.

Anagrams

• Orients, iterons, nitrose, noirest, norites, oestrin, orients, sterino, stonier, tersion, tries on, triones