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home shopping, n.
Brit. |ˌhəʊm ˈʃɒpɪŋ|, U.S. |ˈˌhoʊm ˈʃɑpɪŋ|
[‹ home n.1 + shopping n. Compare home shopper n.]
Shopping carried out from one's own home by ordering goods or services advertised in a catalogue or on a television channel, or (in later use) via any of various electronic media, esp. the Internet.
1960Organiser Spring–Summer 1/2 Under our system, Organisers feel..it is their business and they can handle their members themselves... This is an important factor when you consider the personal nature of Home Shopping. 1975John Moores Catal. Autumn–Winter (front cover), For the best in home shopping. 1981Christian Sci. Monitor (Electronic ed.) 16 Apr. (Financial section) 11 One sign of things likely to come is ‘The Home Shopping Show’, a 30-minute program that sells 10-minute time slots to manufacturers who want air time to talk about their products. 1982L. Strauss (title) Electronic marketing: emerging TV and computer channels for interactive home shopping. 1987Times 24 Apr. 22/7 The other big area of expansion will be based on the group's home shopping business—the ubiquity of the telephone has forced the name change from mail order. 1990OnSat 17–23 June 107/2 JCP also attempted to move the home shopping industry first away from junk offerings and into a broader selection, such as fashion. 2000Which? 2 June 25/2 There's no organiser, but you get a phone, fax sender, five e-mail accounts and access to some home-shopping internet sites. |