factory direct
Straight from maker
Factory direct describes goods sold straight from the manufacturer to the consumer, bypassing wholesalers and retailers.
The term implies lower prices by cutting out middlemen: factory direct pricing, buy factory direct and save.
It appears heavily in advertising for furniture, mattresses, and appliances, often suggesting a bargain whether or not one actually exists.
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- warehouse clubMembers-only bulk store
- cash and carryPay upfront, transport yourself
- discountReduced price offered
- bulkMain mass or size
big box store · outlet · supplier · bargain · industrial · assembly line · savings · shipping · price cut · clearance · cut out the middleman · brand · stockroom · loading dock · pallets · inventory · markup · open to the public
- retail dealscoupons, rebates, discounts, flash sales, cashback
- commercetrade, banking, merchant, imports, sales
- dealsdeal, bargain, promo codes, transaction, coupon codes
factory directretail
Sales to end users
store-bought · resold · department store · big-box store · reseller
factory directbrick-and-mortar
Physically present business
off-the-shelf · over-the-counter · showroom · storefront · counter service
factory, direct, factories, factoring, factor, factors, factorial, manufacture, manufactures