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
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).
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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
During a recent conference call with analysts, Prologis’ chief executive, Hamid Moghadam, said it’s always been difficult for retailers and wholesalers to correctly forecast demand and manage inventories.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Emergency services were called at 8:50 p.m. to the warehouse, which housed the vape wholesale business Select Distributors and a vape and nitrous oxide brand under a wholesaler called Goo.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024
Of the six people charged this week, two ran the operation that imported, transported, and sold the intestines; two were wholesalers; and two others transported the goods.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
The first time law enforcement reported this was on May 26, 2020, when Bailey and the wholesaler drove to Philadelphia with the courier, who was in a separate car.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2024
But the trade grew in sophistication, culminating in the seizure of 500 counterfeit pens at two UK wholesalers.
—Ashleigh Furlong, Fortune Europe, 13 Mar. 2024
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
During a recent conference call with analysts, Prologis’ chief executive, Hamid Moghadam, said it’s always been difficult for retailers and wholesalers to correctly forecast demand and manage inventories.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Emergency services were called at 8:50 p.m. to the warehouse, which housed the vape wholesale business Select Distributors and a vape and nitrous oxide brand under a wholesaler called Goo.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024
Of the six people charged this week, two ran the operation that imported, transported, and sold the intestines; two were wholesalers; and two others transported the goods.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
The first time law enforcement reported this was on May 26, 2020, when Bailey and the wholesaler drove to Philadelphia with the courier, who was in a separate car.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2024
But the trade grew in sophistication, culminating in the seizure of 500 counterfeit pens at two UK wholesalers.
—Ashleigh Furlong, Fortune Europe, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Wholesaler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wholesaler. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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