Place Flashcards

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dealer

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a wholesaler or retailer selling a particular type of product

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2
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resell

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to sell something that you previoulsy bought

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3
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distributor

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a company or person that supplies goods to shops

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4
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middlemen

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a person or company that buys things from producers and sells them to customers at a profit

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5
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cutting out the middlemen

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if someone buys something directly from a producer, in order to save money

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6
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shop (store AmE)

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a place wher eyou buy things or where you pay for a service

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7
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retail outlet or sales outlet

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a store that sells smaller quantities of products or services to the generel public

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8
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chain store

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a shop that is part of a group of shops, all with the same name

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9
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convenience store

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a shop in town that is open long hours

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10
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discounter

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a wholesaler or retailer with very low prices

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11
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department store

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a very large shop usually in a town centre

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12
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hypermarket

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a verly large shop with a wide variety of goods, usually outside a town

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13
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supermarket

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a very large shop selling mainly food

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14
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shopping centre

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area or building with a number of shops

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15
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mall or shopping mall

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a lare building with a lot of shops, restaurants and sometimes a sinema

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16
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franchise

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a formal agreement for someone to sell a company’s products or services in aparticular place, in exchange for a payment or part of the profits

17
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franchisees

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people that run frachises

18
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the franchisor

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the company that provieds the goods and organizes advertising centrally and in return takes apercentage of the profits of each franchisee

19
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direct marketing

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a formal agreement for someone to sell a company’s products or services in a particular place, in exchange for a payment or part of the profits

20
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mailings

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sending information by post

21
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direct mail

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advertisements posted to people at home

22
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junk mail

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advertising and other information sent to you by post, email or fax altough you did not ask for it and do not want it

23
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target

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choose who to send th emailings to

24
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mailshot

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a letter or advertisement sent to many people at the same time

25
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telemarketing

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selling by telephone from call centres

26
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cold call

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un unexptected call or visit by someone trying to sell something