direct sale
Buyer meets seller
A direct sale is a transaction between seller and buyer without intermediaries—no retailer, broker, or middleman involved.
Manufacturers engage in direct sales when they sell to consumers rather than through stores: The company shifted to direct sales through its website.
The term also covers person-to-person selling, as with cosmetics or supplements sold through independent representatives.
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
- Avon ladyDoor-to-door beauty representative
- home partiesSocial events hosted domestically
- Tupperware partyIn-home container sales gathering
- offerProposal to provide
cash · cold calling · catalog sales · product demonstrations · consignment · price · consumer protection laws · cross-selling · multi-level marketing · pyramid scheme · telemarketing · sales rep · e-commerce · upselling · cosmetics · pitch · limited time offer · party plan
- salessales, selling, salesperson, salesman, saleswoman
direct saleretail sale
Direct consumer purchase
wholesale distribution · resale · consignment sale · auction sale