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wholesaling 1 of 2

noun

as in retailing

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wholesaling

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verb

present participle of wholesale

as in peddling

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That story plays out in services, manufacturing, wholesaling, as well as finance and retailing. — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 That includes rising costs for traveler accommodation, food wholesaling and investment services. — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026 Michael Blake Fiveash is co-founder and first trustee of Forgotten Formula, which the board accused of unlicensed wholesaling of pharmaceuticals. — Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2026 More than 20% of the increase in services came from margins for professional and commercial equipment wholesaling. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026 In China, Anta sells mainly through its own direct-to-consumer channels and doesn’t do a lot of wholesaling. — Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 26 Feb. 2026 And wholesaling introduced a new level of efficiency—goods sold from the pallets on which they were delivered required little handling. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 Prices on apparel wholesaling climbed 5%, while the apparel, jewelry, footwear and accessories retailing category spiked 8%. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025

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Swift wore a rich plum satin colorway of the Seada sandal, which isn’t currently offered by Jimmy Choo, though the brand does have ivory satin and black suede options of this silhouette retailing for $1,295.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
Designed for the American obsession with pickup trucks, the Slate Truck is a bare-bones electric pickup truck retailing for $24,950.

— Eric Bangeman, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of retailing

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His remit spans global product strategy across categories and regions, including design and merchandising.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
In cities with large Indian diasporas, brands need to work with Indian creatives, understand the traditions behind the festival, and invest in more than visual merchandising.

— Sujata Assomull, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of merchandising

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