wholesale dealer

Sells in volume

A wholesale dealer buys goods in large quantities from manufacturers or importers and sells them to retailers rather than directly to consumers.

The wholesale dealer occupies the middle position in the supply chain, handling volume transactions at lower per-unit prices: The wholesale dealer supplies dozens of boutiques across the region.

distributorEntity channeling goods downstream
supplierSource of goods
middlemanAgent linking two parties
drop shippingSelling goods you never stock
warehouseBulk goods storage building

bulk · cash and carry · big box · merchant · trader · importer · trade show · inventory · pallets · pallet jack · crates · shipment · bill of lading · markup · net 30 · volume · stockroom · jobber

Opposites

distribution level

wholesale dealerretailer

One who sells goods

shopkeeper · boutique owner · corner store owner · street vendor · peddler

transaction direction

wholesale dealerwholesale buyer

Purchases in bulk quantities

retail buyer · consumer · end user

supply chain position

wholesale dealermanufacturer

One who produces goods

producer · factory · maker

Family

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Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G