wholesaler
noun
whole·sal·er
ˈhōl-ˌsā-lər 
: a merchant middleman who sells chiefly to retailers, other merchants, or industrial, institutional, and commercial users mainly for resale or business use
Examples of wholesaler in a Sentence
a leading wholesaler in the book business
Recent Examples on the Web
How Pernod Ricard is boosting KPIs Pernod Ricard, a $10 billion global spirits company that sells to both retailers and wholesalers, uses AI to describe and deepen the connection between two of its most important KPIs: profit margins and market share.
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Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
The 10-milliliter vials of Humalog and insulin lispro injection will be in short supply at wholesalers and some pharmacies, Lilly said in a statement posted online Wednesday.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Prosecutors charge that some of these transporters and others then sold the items to wholesalers and direct consumers.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
Then wholesalers, such as Fang and Ou, would sell the products to customers.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Attendees can buy directly from importers and wholesalers.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
The report was based on information from three grocery retailers (Kroger, Walmart, and Amazon), three large food wholesalers (Associated Wholesale Grocers, C&S Wholesale Grocers, and McLane Company), and three big food producers (Kraft Heinz, Tyson Foods, and Procter & Gamble).
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
By March 2022, wholesaler and retailer markups were rising at an annual rate of almost 19 percent, according to the monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics’ report on the producer price index.
—David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
The wholesale side of Weyand’s, Blume said, serves many metro Detroit restaurants including Trenton’s Sibley Gardens, Detroit’s Selden Standard, the Bill Robert’s Restaurant group, and Rocky’s of Northville, and other wholesalers and distributors.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2024
Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
The 10-milliliter vials of Humalog and insulin lispro injection will be in short supply at wholesalers and some pharmacies, Lilly said in a statement posted online Wednesday.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Prosecutors charge that some of these transporters and others then sold the items to wholesalers and direct consumers.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
Then wholesalers, such as Fang and Ou, would sell the products to customers.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Attendees can buy directly from importers and wholesalers.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
The report was based on information from three grocery retailers (Kroger, Walmart, and Amazon), three large food wholesalers (Associated Wholesale Grocers, C&S Wholesale Grocers, and McLane Company), and three big food producers (Kraft Heinz, Tyson Foods, and Procter & Gamble).
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
By March 2022, wholesaler and retailer markups were rising at an annual rate of almost 19 percent, according to the monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics’ report on the producer price index.
—David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
The wholesale side of Weyand’s, Blume said, serves many metro Detroit restaurants including Trenton’s Sibley Gardens, Detroit’s Selden Standard, the Bill Robert’s Restaurant group, and Rocky’s of Northville, and other wholesalers and distributors.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Wholesaler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wholesaler. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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