wholesale trade
Business-to-business selling
Wholesale trade is the business of buying goods in large quantities from manufacturers and selling them to retailers or other businesses rather than directly to consumers.
It occupies the middle of the supply chain: The company moved from wholesale trade into retail.
The sector includes distributors, importers, and merchant wholesalers who handle everything from electronics to produce.
- distributorEntity channeling goods downstream
- e-commerceInternet-based buying and selling
- bulk purchasingOrdering in large quantities
- bulk discountPrice reduction for quantity
- jobberMiddleman in trade
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