direct selling
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The company calculated what it stood to gain through direct selling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
The U.S.-focused Direct Selling Association reports that the direct selling industry has gotten bigger over the past decade thanks to wellness and service businesses, while home products have declined.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2024
The retailer has already announced that its original direct selling network, The Body Shop at Home, which operated for 30 years, will close this month.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2024
The bribes were intended to help Los Angeles-based Herbalife obtain direct selling licenses, reduce government scrutiny of its Chinese operations, and suppress negative coverage by state-controlled media, authorities said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 14, 2019
I asked its advertising manager if, in his opinion, the window space would not bring better returns if it were devoted to direct selling, instead of mere indirect selling through display.
From The Romance of a Great Store by Hungerford, Edward
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