direct selling
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Patek Philippe also does very little direct selling and only owns three stores worldwide.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
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
LuLaRoe rose as the number of people involved in direct selling in the U.S. grew to a record 20.5 million in 2016, up from 15.9 million in 2012, according to the Direct Selling Assn.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2017
The Direct Selling Association, the lobbying arm of the multilevel marketing industry, claims 18.2 million Americans—about 5 percent of the population—were “involved” in direct selling last year, generating $34.5 billion in sales.
From Slate • Oct. 11, 2015
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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