Mr Wallace Tay, Director of Southeast Asia with GBG, added that the company’s experience and success in the region is a key competitive advantage. “We will be able to set a strong foothold for WBCP’s licensing business in Vietnam and help inject a new blast of excitement and fun to the local retail scene with world class WBCP brands on shelves,” he said.
Source: "Kid's corner", VIETNAM LOCAL NEWS.
What is the meaning of "on shelves" here? I don't quite understand that sentence. I am thinking about the figurative sense but not sure if it is right. Thanks.
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It's a colourful way of saying that they will sell them. eg If you have a store and you want to sell items, you put them on the shelves. Clive
— Clive
It's a colourful way of saying that they will sell them.
eg If you have a store and you want to sell items, you put them on the shelves.
Clive
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