Place Flashcards
dealer
a wholesaler or retailer selling a particular type of product
resell
to sell something that you previoulsy bought
distributor
a company or person that supplies goods to shops
middlemen
a person or company that buys things from producers and sells them to customers at a profit
cutting out the middlemen
if someone buys something directly from a producer, in order to save money
shop (store AmE)
a place wher eyou buy things or where you pay for a service
retail outlet or sales outlet
a store that sells smaller quantities of products or services to the generel public
chain store
a shop that is part of a group of shops, all with the same name
convenience store
a shop in town that is open long hours
discounter
a wholesaler or retailer with very low prices
department store
a very large shop usually in a town centre
hypermarket
a verly large shop with a wide variety of goods, usually outside a town
supermarket
a very large shop selling mainly food
shopping centre
area or building with a number of shops
mall or shopping mall
a lare building with a lot of shops, restaurants and sometimes a sinema
franchise
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
franchisees
people that run frachises
the franchisor
the company that provieds the goods and organizes advertising centrally and in return takes apercentage of the profits of each franchisee
direct marketing
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
mailings
sending information by post
direct mail
advertisements posted to people at home
junk mail
advertising and other information sent to you by post, email or fax altough you did not ask for it and do not want it
target
choose who to send th emailings to
mailshot
a letter or advertisement sent to many people at the same time
telemarketing
selling by telephone from call centres
cold call
un unexptected call or visit by someone trying to sell something
