vendors
Those who sell
Vendors are people or businesses that sell goods or services.
The word often implies selling in public spaces or at events: street vendors, food vendors at the fair.
In business contexts, vendor refers to any supplier or seller in a commercial relationship: We're evaluating software vendors.
The term is neutral—it applies equally to someone hawking hot dogs and a corporation supplying enterprise systems.
Delays or compartments
- produceMake or manufacture
- farmersLand-cultivating occupation holders
- freshNewly made, not stale
- vegetablesEdible plants, not fruits
fruits · meats · cheeses · flowers · organic · seasonal · harvest · bazaar
Mobile small-scale merchants
- hawkersStreet sellers who shout
- cartsSmall wheeled vehicles
- kiosksSmall open-front retail structures
- boothsSmall compartments for activities
food trucks · sidewalk · buskers · fair · festival · mobile · pushcart · ice cream truck
Bulk sales to merchants
- retailSales to end users
- suppliersThose who furnish goods
- distributorsEntities that supply retailers
- procurementObtaining goods externally
inventory · supply chain · contracts · invoices · licensing · permits · B2B · merchandise
Internet-based buying and selling
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- onlineNetwork-connected state
- platformRaised flat structure
- EtsyHandmade goods marketplace
Amazon · eBay · Shopify · storefronts · listings · reviews · ratings · shipping
Things granted or yielded
- cateringSupplying prepared meals professionally
- food courtCommunal mall dining area
- snack barCasual food counter
- refreshmentsLight fare served socially
beverage · ice cream · popcorn · cotton candy · pretzels · hotdogs · tacos · satay
Made by skilled craftspeople
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- craftspeopleSkilled manual workers
- pottersClay vessel craftspeople
- weaversThose who interlace threads
jewelers · woodworkers · leatherworkers · glassblowers · blacksmiths · ceramicists · textiles · custom
stalls
Delays or compartments
vegetables · fruits · meats · cheeses · flowers · organic · seasonal · harvest · bazaar · souk
peddlers
Mobile small-scale merchants
booths · food trucks · sidewalk · buskers · fair · festival · mobile · pushcart · ice cream truck · hot dog stand
wholesale
Bulk sales to merchants
- retailSales to end users
- suppliersThose who furnish goods
- distributorsEntities that supply retailers
procurement · inventory · supply chain · contracts · invoices · licensing · permits · B2B · merchandise · consignment
e-commerce
Internet-based buying and selling
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- onlineNetwork-connected state
- platformRaised flat structure
Etsy · Amazon · eBay · Shopify · storefronts · listings · reviews · ratings · shipping · fulfillment
concessions
Things granted or yielded
- cateringSupplying prepared meals professionally
- food courtCommunal mall dining area
- snack barCasual food counter
refreshments · beverage · ice cream · popcorn · cotton candy · pretzels · hotdogs · tacos · satay · samosas
artisanal
Made by skilled craftspeople
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- craftspeopleSkilled manual workers
- pottersClay vessel craftspeople
weavers · jewelers · woodworkers · leatherworkers · glassblowers · blacksmiths · ceramicists · textiles · custom · bespoke
- trade & commercetrade, exports, imports, tariffs, merchant
- business contactsclient, colleagues, colleague, contact, coworker
- fairsfairgrounds, World's Fair, rides, market fair, fall fair
- flea marketsstalls, booths, bargains, haggling, bargaining
- food festivalfood trucks, cooking demos, food samples, food stalls, local cuisine
- Italian marketsstalls, produce, fruit stands, produce stands, cheese shops
vendorsbuyers
Those who obtain goods
purchasers · customers · consumers · shoppers · clients
vendorsbuyers
Those who obtain goods
retailers · resellers · procurers · recipients · wholesalers
- street vendorOutdoor unlicensed merchant
- food vendorsMerchants of edible goods
- hot dog vendorSidewalk frankfurter salesperson
- ice cream vendorSeller of frozen desserts
- fruit vendorMerchant selling fresh produce
- vendor stallsTemporary retail spaces