in the sales
idiom
British
: at a time when many stores have a sale
I bought these shoes in the sales.
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North America emerged as a bright spot in the sales picture, with year-on-year growth of more than 50%.
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Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
Successful sales discovery conversations lead to effective conversions in the sales pipeline.
—Archana Rao, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
During the first six months of the year, the number of hotels that traded hands in L.A. County dropped 6% compared with the same period last year, while the amount of money involved in the sales plummeted 79%, the report by Atlas Hospitality Group concluded.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
This benefits the e-commerce retailers selling their products, too — orders are sent to existing Shopify accounts, which means there’s no extra step involved in the sales process.
—Brianna Kamienski, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024
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Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
Successful sales discovery conversations lead to effective conversions in the sales pipeline.
—Archana Rao, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
During the first six months of the year, the number of hotels that traded hands in L.A. County dropped 6% compared with the same period last year, while the amount of money involved in the sales plummeted 79%, the report by Atlas Hospitality Group concluded.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
This benefits the e-commerce retailers selling their products, too — orders are sent to existing Shopify accounts, which means there’s no extra step involved in the sales process.
—Brianna Kamienski, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024
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