To sell it by the dozen/ piece, measure, glass, bucket, jar, packet, bunch.
To sell retail, wholesale/ in bulk.
Annual, clearance, end-of-the month sale
To sell out/ to be out of stock/ to make a sale
To sell with no guarantee as to quality.
To give/ offer discounts on all purchases
Buy
To buy at a reasonable price
To buy smth from smb/ she bought her car from
To buy for a song (inf) a local dealer
To buy next to nothing (inf)
To buy on credit / on hire purchase
Pay
To pay for smth in cash /by cheque/ credit card
To pay a deposit and installments
To pay through the nose (inf)
THE NAMES OF THE SHOPS
shop/ store
mall
shopping center
boutique
cut-price shop
wholesale shop
retail shop
To stock a wide variety of goods to attract customers
To meet the growing customer’s demand
To be in a great demand with the public
Goods in short supply
There was such a run for smth
To be good at bargaining
To bargain/ with/ about/
To prevent shop-lifting
Burglar-proof safe
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What's on sale?
Do you happen to have...?
Have you ... on sale?
What is the price of this?
What do you charge for it?
What is it worth?
How much does it cost?
How much will you take?
What's the cost including delivery?
Have you anything a little cheaper?
What can you recommend?
Could you give me some advice?
Can you wrap it up?
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Are you being served?
What can I do for you?
What can I show you?
We have no ... on saleat present.
We have run short of....
We are expecting a new consignment of...directly.
You must pay to the cashier.
It costs something like 10 pounds.
We sell at fixed prices.
The price is indicated on the price ticket.
Do you want them delivered?
I shall change it immediately.
This folder will describe it for you.
AT THE GROCERY SHOP
I.
My stock of supplies has run short.
I have run out of...
I want to get in a new supply of...
You get top quality when you do your ownshopping.
II.
to wrap up / to unwrap
to put smth on the scales
to measure off a litre
It didn't tip the scales at 500 gr.
Would you mind adding it up for me?
What does it come up to altogether?
You haven't given me the right change.
III.
to call at/ to drop in to the butcher’s
to run out of smth
to run short of smth
to stock up
to be well stocked
to buy/ sell smth loose
to sell smth by weight/ the head
to play a trick on a customer
to be cheated by the salesman