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Door-to-door sales

Meaning in sales & retail, with examples

nounCommon term

In sales & retail, door-to-door sales means: Selling by visiting potential customers at their homes or premises without requiring them to come to a shop.

In Turkish: kapı kapı satış

How it is used

Use for personal visits as a selling channel; respect requests to end the conversation or not return.

Example sentences

  1. His door-to-door sales route includes small workshops that rarely attend trade fairs.

    The seller reaches prospects by visiting their premises.

  2. The team stopped door-to-door sales in streets where residents requested no further visits.

    The example shows the channel being adjusted to stated customer preferences.

Common collocations

  • door-to-door sales route
  • door-to-door sales team
  • prospectA possible customer who has been checked and seems a good fit, with a real need for the product and the ability to buy it.
  • sales territoryThe geographic area, group of customers or industry that a salesperson or team is responsible for.

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