direct selling
noun [U] COMMERCEDefinition
› the activity of selling products directly to customers rather than through stores: Retailers are taking the threat of direct selling very seriously. a direct selling business/company/division
› the activity of selling a product directly to stores rather than through another person or company
→ Compare indirect selling(Definition of direct selling noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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