11.   Poisonous beads, used to make hundreds of necklaces sold through charity shops, have also been used to decorate covers for food and drink.

12.   Many thousands have been sold through hairdressers for about seven pounds.

13.   Then Alberta disappeared, to reappear some time later, working for a wholesaler selling through catalogues.

14.   The consumer division sells mainly through retail outlets whereas the industrial division markets direct to companies, who buy luggage for use by their executives.

15.   This, in turn, is sold through a different channel.

16.   More complex items, often requiring much after-sales service, tend to be sold through short channels.

17.   Here the manufacturer sells through a limited number of middlemen who are chosen because of their special abilities or facilities to enable the product to be marketed more effectively.

18.   The intention is to achieve maximum exposure at the point of sale, and the manufacturer will sell through as many outlets as possible.

19.   This novel way of selling means participating companies can offer vendors another option to selling through the fat cattle ring or deadweight direct to the abattoir.

20.   Also closed were Smithsonian Books, which specialized in a small number of mass-market books sold through direct mail, and a small video production division.