MAIL ORDER HOUSE

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Definitions

a business that deals in receiving orders for merchandise and shipping the goods so ordered by mail. Usually a mail order house has a catalogue that it sends to customers from which they can find what merchandise is available and how much it costs. The operating costs and overhead of a mail order house are usually less than a business that maintains retail outlets so they often offer discounted prices on merchandise.