as in distributor
a person or business that sells things directly to customers for their own use
The company is a leading retailer of women's clothing.
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Recent Examples of retailer
Bricks-and-mortar retailers that moved online faced a similar shock when digital-native competitors such as Amazon built their entire operation around e-commerce.
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Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The group said the study doesn’t account for the expenses to retailers of using cash, including the cost of cash pickups and bank charges, or the benefits of credit cards, such as protections against fraud and faster transaction times.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 1 June 2026
Woods cited executive commentary from Dollar Tree last week about the environment benefitting discount retailers offers reason for optimism.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 1 June 2026
However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 1 June 2026
Among the latest batch is a rundown on the retailer’s operations for the fiscal month ended May 2.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The group said the study doesn’t account for the expenses to retailers of using cash, including the cost of cash pickups and bank charges, or the benefits of credit cards, such as protections against fraud and faster transaction times.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 1 June 2026
Woods cited executive commentary from Dollar Tree last week about the environment benefitting discount retailers offers reason for optimism.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 1 June 2026
However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 1 June 2026
Among the latest batch is a rundown on the retailer’s operations for the fiscal month ended May 2.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retailer
Noun
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Miramax led the production and financing of the film, while Paramount Pictures was the distributor.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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The passage shows the benefit of dropping a talented distributor into deeper positions to orchestrate attacks with pinpoint passing.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Noun
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That suggests the business, which has already shown significant improvement as vendors resumed shipping goods, will be on a much firmer footing once the reorganization is finally completed.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
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Customer choice Even with Anthropic jumping out to a big lead and OpenAI racing to catch up, users of coding tools are regularly experimenting with multiple options, and there’s very little vendor lock-in.—
Jennifer Elias,Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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“Retailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retailer. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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