hardgoods

Non-consumable retail items

Hardgoods are durable merchandise as opposed to soft goods like clothing and textiles.

The term appears mainly in retail contexts, distinguishing items like appliances, furniture, and electronics from fabrics and apparel: The store's hardgoods department includes tools and sporting equipment.

Also called hard goods.

retail

merchandise

Commercial products offered

furniture · housewares · tools · equipment · camping gear · bicycles · skis · fitness equipment · grills · lawn mowers

manufacturing

durables

Items resisting quick wear

components · production · fabrication · assembly · industrial · machinery · raw materials · processing · quality control · specifications

distinction

durables

Items resisting quick wear

tangible · consumables · perishables · product type · department · buyer · purchasing · stock · turnover · margins

Opposites
product durability/type

hardgoodssoft goods

Textile-based retail merchandise

consumables · perishables · nondurables · disposables · expendables

retail category

hardgoodsgroceries

Food bought at stores

toiletries · cosmetics · personal care products · cleaning supplies · dry goods

product tangibility/physicality

hardgoodsservices

Acts performed for others

intangibles · digital goods · experiences · subscriptions

Family

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