cash-and-carry
- a sold for cash and the customer carries it away (no delivery service)
cash-and-carry business
- At the time, cash-and-carry furniture was unheard of, as was the idea that all Ikea products--from furniture to the now famous mobile kitchens--could be packed in flat, stackable .
- By operating on a cash-and-carry basis, Ohrbach's keeps its operating expenses down to 17% of sales (v.
- Furthermore, the cash-and-carry format allows Bharti and Walmart to co-opt a part of the competition the mom-and-pop, or kiryana, stores by turning them into customers.