wholesalers
Retailers' supply sources
Wholesalers are businesses or individuals that buy goods in large quantities from manufacturers and sell them to retailers rather than directly to consumers.
They occupy the middle position in the supply chain, handling storage and distribution: The company sells through wholesalers to reach smaller stores.
The singular wholesaler refers to one such business or person.
Agent linking two parties
- middlemanAgent linking two parties
- supplierSource of goods
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
- resellerMerchant who redistributes goods
stockist · agent · merchant · retailer · channel · logistics · warehousing · fulfillment
Flat freight platforms
- containersObjects for holding things
- quantitiesMeasured amounts or numbers
- tonnageShip's weight capacity
- volumeAmount of space filled
cartons · crates · shipments · truckloads · cases · lots · parcels · consignments
Exchange of goods, services
- importObtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
contract · deal · barter · exchange · commodity · merchandising · arbitrage · pricing
Goods kept for sale
- goodsThings for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- productsItems made for sale
- suppliesResources for a task
wares · assortment · catalog · selection · offerings · range · variety · backstock
Those who sell goods
- auctionsCompetitive public sales
- bazaarsBusy outdoor trading areas
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
souk · produce · fishmongers · greengrocers · traders · buyers · sellers · stalls
intermediary
Agent linking two parties
reseller · stockist · agent · merchant · retailer · channel · logistics · warehousing · fulfillment · consolidation
pallets
Flat freight platforms
- containersObjects for holding things
- quantitiesMeasured amounts or numbers
- tonnageShip's weight capacity
volume · cartons · crates · shipments · truckloads · cases · lots · parcels · consignments · freight
commerce
Exchange of goods, services
- importObtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
- transactionExchange of goods/money
negotiation · contract · deal · barter · exchange · commodity · merchandising · arbitrage · pricing · margins
stock
Goods kept for sale
- goodsThings for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- productsItems made for sale
supplies · wares · assortment · catalog · selection · offerings · range · variety · backstock · restock
vendors
Those who sell goods
- auctionsCompetitive public sales
- bazaarsBusy outdoor trading areas
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
exchange · souk · produce · fishmongers · greengrocers · traders · buyers · sellers · stalls · flea-market
- B2B suppliersdistributors, manufacturers, vendors, importers, exporters
- commercetrade, banking, merchant, imports, sales
- fashion industryfashion, fashion design, fashion designers, fashion shows, fashion week
- business contactsclient, colleagues, colleague, contact, coworker
- merchantstraders, merchant, merchants, retailers, vendors
- tropical fruit tradebananas, mangoes, pineapples, papayas, coconuts
wholesalersretailers
Businesses selling to public
shopkeepers · storekeepers · buyers · merchants · vendors
wholesalersmanufacturers
Entities producing goods massively
producers · suppliers · end consumers · buyers · customers
- wholesale destruction
- wholesale pricePre-retail bulk rate
- wholesale club
- wholesale marketBulk goods trading venue
- wholesale pricingPre-retail cost structure
- wholesale ratesBulk purchase pricing