A: Hello, do you mind if I join you? B: Er, no, not at all. A: How do you do? My name's Rick Van Looy. B: Hi. Pleased to meet you. I'm Florent Rondele. A: Are you from around here, then? B: No, but my company has a store in town. Actually, I live in France. A: So, what do you do, Florent? B: I'm in marketing. I work for a retail company. We deal mainly in leisure goods. A: Do you mean sports equipment? B: Well, both sports and casual wear. Clothes, shoes, accessories, stuff like that. We have stores in several countries. A: Sounds like a big operation How many stores have you got? B: Nearly fifty in total. And what line of business are you in, Rick? A: Well, quite similar really. I'm a sales manager for a large Dutch clothing firm, Verweij Fashion - do you know it? B: Yes, of course. Are you opening a store here, then? A: Yes, we're looking at possible sites at the moment. B: Hm. That can be a slow process. Rick, do you fancy something to drink? A: Erm, yeah, thanks. B: Come on, then. There's a table free over there.