MERCHANDISING Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of merchandising

as in retailing

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verb

variants also merchandizing

present participle of merchandise

as in selling

to offer for sale to the public the now-familiar practice of stores merchandising goods at dramatically lower prices on the day after Thanksgiving

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Noun

Waymire succeeds Nick Jones, who has served as Kohl’s chief merchandising officer since 2023. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026 When merchandising is accountable for inventory turns alongside margin, procurement decisions improve. — Guy Yehiav, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Verb

But mutual contempt was perhaps an even less promising foundation to build a country on than merchandising. — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 The trend for authentic vintage is having a halo effect on how brands are designing and merchandising their sport collections. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for merchandising

Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchandising

Noun

The stores here had their strengths, Bron concedes — digital retailing and planning capabilities, for instance.

— Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Manufacturing, service, and retailing earnings saw strong growth, as did the company's energy profits.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of retailing

Verb

Under Laporta, the club might have scaled everything back, refusing to keep pace with football’s rampant wage inflation, selling young stars for a fortune and reducing their edge on the field in the process.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The band and football booster clubs will be selling cupcakes and keychains and stickers with his name and number on them to benefit the GoFundMe page that has been set up in Kufa’s name.

— Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of selling

Verb

Farmer, previously marketing SVP, was promoted to CMO in tandem.

— Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026
Tesla released its Autopilot driver-assist system in 2015 (and then the Full Self-Driving Beta program in 2020), marketing the new technology with ads that exaggerated the car’s powers.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

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