Definition of "nonstore" []

• Not of or pertaining to a store (retail outlet). (adjective)

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• "For instance, several categories associated with holiday gift-giving grew briskly: Sales at electronics and appliance stores were up 2.1%, while nonstore retailers, a proxy for Internet sales, were up 1.5%."
• "Home Depot Deserves Better Debt Rating: CFO Corporate Cash Managers Shed Corporate Debt One area that has grown steadily in the recovery is online sales—a trend that continued in October, when "nonstore" sales climbed 1.5%."
• "Sales also ticked up at department stores, furniture stores and nonstore retailers, which are mainly online stores."