New hires undergo three weeks of training, including sections on grooming, product demonstration and closing a sale.

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If someone enters the store instead of walking by it, the odds of closing a sale rise dramatically.

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Closing a sale used to begin with a cold call: meeting a customer who may or may not be happy with the product or service they own, and guiding them through the process of purchasing new or upgrading to something better all of this based on proven methods of providing information to bring the customer to the logical conclusion that they want to purchase.

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Notice has now been given to the company's 162 staff and a closing down closing down sale at the 25 branches of DE Shoes and Foot Factory still in the company's ownership will begin on Wednesday.

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Jon Welsh (leg), Graeme Morrison (knee) and Richie Vernon (shoulder) are not ready for Friday's friendly with Sale but are closing in on a return to full fitness.

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We are on a pre sale agreement and could not purchase insurance till closing.

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Connecticut would require universal criminal background checks for the sale of all guns as soon as the bill passes, closing a loophole in private sales of rifles and shotguns.

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It is closing a deal to sell its main assets in Kazakhstan for what appears to be a fire-sale price.

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