sales area noun [C]

1 (Marketing ) (also sales territory)

an area, a part of a market or a group of products that a sales representative or a team is responsible for:

My sales area covers eight states and 60 customers.

Dealers will no longer be granted exclusive sales territories.

❖ to allocate/assign a sales area

2 (Commerce )

the part of a store where customers can buy things:

We have a retail sales area of more than 2 000 square feet.

A badly organized sales area leaves a negative impression on your customers.

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