Meaning:

    “幕后店,” or “dark store,” is laid out in the same manner as a normal store. It’s used exclusively by staff doing virtual shopping for online customers, not accessible to the public. Instead of the public browsing up and down the aisles, teams of store workers push their own trolleys around as they complete their shopping.

    Example:

    A: 据说，国外一些大超市都开始在各地开设专为网购顾客配货的幕后店。

    Jùshuō, guówài yìxiē dà chāoshì dōu kāishǐ zài gèdì kāishè zhuān wéi wǎnggòu gùkè pèihuò de mùhòu diàn。

    It’s said that some overseas supermarkets have started to set up dark stores in different regions for staff to do virtual shopping for online customers.

    B: 是的。随着网购的盛行，越来越多的商家都希望能够参与其中，分得一杯羹。

    Shì de. Suí zhe wǎnggòu de shèngxíng, yuè lái yuè duō de shāngjiā dōu xīwàng nénggòu cānyǔ qízhōng, fēn dé yī bēi gēng。

    Yes. As online shopping becomes popular, an increasing number of sellers rush to have a finger in the pie.