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
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
No more canvassing with a pump undignifiedly on my back, no more manual labor; no, bold as the thought was, not even any more direct selling for me.
From Greener Than You Think by Moore, Ward
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