retail
Direct customer sales
Retail describes the sale of goods directly to consumers, as opposed to wholesale, which involves selling in bulk to businesses.
Retail happens in stores, online, or anywhere individual customers buy products for personal use.
As a verb, to retail something is to sell it this way, or more figuratively, to spread information: She retailed the gossip to anyone who would listen.
The adjective describes this type of commerce: retail prices, retail therapy.
Reduced price offered
- saleExchange for payment
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- markdownReduction in retail price
- MSRPSuggested retail abbreviation
markup · bargain · coupon · promotion · deal · loss leader · price match · flash sale
Payment completion process
- aisleCorridor between seating sections
- fitting roomClothes-testing enclosure
- shopping cartWheeled retail basket
- basketWoven carrying vessel
browse · purchase · cashier · queue · receipt · returns · window shopping · impulse buy
Retail sales venue
- storeRetail establishment
- boutiqueSmall specialized retail shop
- outletPoint of release
- supermarketSelf-service food retailer
mall · department store · hypermarket · minimart · flagship · chain · franchise · big-box
Bulk sales to merchants
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- e-commerceInternet-based buying and selling
omnichannel · B2C · procurement · vendor · supplier · dropshipping · reseller · brick-and-mortar
One who purchases goods
- buyerOne who acquires things
- consumerOne who acquires goods
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- clienteleCollective body of customers
foot traffic · customer service · loyalty program · satisfaction · experience · engagement · brand loyalty · window shopper
Open-air merchant district
- soukTraditional Arab market
- agoraGreek civic square
- flea marketOutdoor secondhand goods venue
- farmers marketOutdoor local produce sale
night market · street market · hawker · peddler · trader · merchant · fair · swap meet
One who moves merchandise
- sales associateRetail store employee
- cashierTill operator
- store managerRetail establishment's leader
- merchandiserOne who promotes goods
buyer · stock clerk · loss prevention · greeter · personal shopper · shop assistant · district manager · franchise owner
discount
Reduced price offered
MSRP · markup · bargain · coupon · promotion · deal · loss leader · price match · flash sale · doorbuster
checkout
Payment completion process
- aisleCorridor between seating sections
- fitting roomClothes-testing enclosure
- shopping cartWheeled retail basket
basket · browse · purchase · cashier · queue · receipt · returns · window shopping · impulse buy · shopaholic
shop
Retail sales venue
supermarket · mall · department store · hypermarket · minimart · flagship · chain · franchise · big-box · convenience store
wholesale
Bulk sales to merchants
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
e-commerce · omnichannel · B2C · procurement · vendor · supplier · dropshipping · reseller · brick-and-mortar · direct-to-consumer
shopper
One who purchases goods
clientele · foot traffic · customer service · loyalty program · satisfaction · experience · engagement · brand loyalty · window shopper · impulse buyer
bazaar
Open-air merchant district
- soukTraditional Arab market
- agoraGreek civic square
- flea marketOutdoor secondhand goods venue
farmers market · night market · street market · hawker · peddler · trader · merchant · fair · swap meet · open-air market
salesperson
One who moves merchandise
- sales associateRetail store employee
- cashierTill operator
- store managerRetail establishment's leader
merchandiser · buyer · stock clerk · loss prevention · greeter · personal shopper · shop assistant · district manager · franchise owner
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- capitalismcapitalism, free market, free enterprise, private property, profit motive
- consumer economyshopping, advertising, brands, marketing, sales
- industriesbusiness, factories, education, health, supply chain
- marketsmarket, marketplace, stock market, bazaar, flea market
retailwholesale
Bulk sales to merchants
bulk · trade · B2B · business-to-business · distribution
retailmanufacturing
Industrial product creation
production · wholesale · distribution · sourcing · manufacture
- retail outletBusiness selling to consumers
- retail priceConsumer purchase amount
- retail therapyShopping to improve mood
- retail managementOverseeing commercial sales operations
- retail chainCompany with many locations
- online retailBuying goods via internet
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