Non-Store Retailing - the merchandising of goods by means other than retail shops; merchandising by mail order, vending machines, telephone, door-to-door, etc.
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forms of non-store retailing which include television home shopping (in which articles are demonstrated on TV so that consumers can place telephone orders for direct-to-home delivery), videotext or electronic catalogue shopping, etc ...
a form of non-store retailing in which products are shown on a television screen and presented enthusiastically by an announcer to stimulate impulse purchasing using credit card and telephone. See Non-Store Retailing.
See Average Total Cost.
Direct-Response Marketing - a form of non-store retailing in which customers order merchandise by mail or telephone and the goods are shipped direct to their homes; also referred to as Direct-Response Selling. See At-Home TV Shopping.
Mail order: a form of non-store retailing usually involving a catalogue from which customers select goods, then mail or telephone their orders to the supplier. Goods are delivered to the customer's home.
Vending - While purchasing through vending machines does require the consumer to physically visit a location, this type of retailing is considered as non-store retailing as the vending operations are not located at the vending company's place of ...
 See also: Customer, Needs, Service, Company, Retailing
  
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