The phrase "abandon sales" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where one is discussing the act of ceasing or giving up on sales efforts or strategies.
Example: "Due to the lack of interest in the product, we had no choice but to abandon sales for that line."
Alternatives: "discontinue sales" or "cease sales efforts."
In Beijing, an American industry expert who has negotiated with the Chinese government on the issue said that most American companies were likely to abandon sales to the Chinese government rather than turn over trade secrets.
In Europe, Tomy will abandon sales of board games and also lay off staff to cut payroll expenses by another $6 million.
Since hiring Johnson, J.C. Penney has announced new lines from edgy fashion designers like Cynthia Rowley and Vivienne Tam, featured gay couples in its marketing, hired Ellen DeGeneres as a spokeswoman and revamped its pricing structure to abandon sales and coupons in favor of consistently low prices.
If that wasn't enough, a few weeks ago HomeServe was fined £750,000 by the media telecoms regulator Ofgem for making silent (or abandoned) sales calls to customers.
Just last week, the Hungarian government abandoned sale of its three-year bonds because it got no offers it could accept, and the price of ten-year bonds rose to 9.7%.
However, Josa says she had to abandon all sales outside of the UK as a result of the new rules.
"Over time, we would like to continue to change our mix away from PC's," Mr. Reid said, though he said Dell would not abandon PC sales.
While retailers' decision to voluntarily abandon tobacco sales disrupts the normalization of smoking created by the ubiquitous availability of cigarettes, it will be most effective only if the public is aware.
Cable's decision to abandon the sale stems from fears that the sale would not raise the amounts first forecast.
But the global financial turmoil foiled that attempt, forcing PCCW to abandon the sale last month.
