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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 retailers
Pinstripes joins countless other retailers shuttering doors Pinstripes is certainly not the first company to file for bankruptcy and shut its doors this year.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
From Gap to Zara to COS to Favorite Daughter, plenty of brands and retailers are offering polished takes on the wool-blend robe coat with price tags that won't eat up your holiday vacation fund.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
Some fish are kept fresh and are shipped on ice as quickly as possible to retailers to merchandise.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Kanyinsola adds that the grants that are offered by the organization and relationships with retailers have also been highlights of hers.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
On DSPs and at digital retailers, the 23 new songs merely comprise disc one of Swag II, with a second disc also containing the 21 songs originally released as Swag the First.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025
Casey’s is often one of the few retailers in towns of that size, according to financial services firm Stephens, which has made its food service business so important.
—Natalie Rice, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
The tariff situation is weighing heavily on the strategies of fashion companies this fall, along with sourcing diversification, price hikes, receiving timely payments from retailers, and direct-to-consumer growth.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Here’s how to claim your lottery prize All Arizona Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $100 and may redeem winnings up to $599.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Greta Cross, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
From Gap to Zara to COS to Favorite Daughter, plenty of brands and retailers are offering polished takes on the wool-blend robe coat with price tags that won't eat up your holiday vacation fund.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
Some fish are kept fresh and are shipped on ice as quickly as possible to retailers to merchandise.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Kanyinsola adds that the grants that are offered by the organization and relationships with retailers have also been highlights of hers.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
On DSPs and at digital retailers, the 23 new songs merely comprise disc one of Swag II, with a second disc also containing the 21 songs originally released as Swag the First.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025
Casey’s is often one of the few retailers in towns of that size, according to financial services firm Stephens, which has made its food service business so important.
—Natalie Rice, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
The tariff situation is weighing heavily on the strategies of fashion companies this fall, along with sourcing diversification, price hikes, receiving timely payments from retailers, and direct-to-consumer growth.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Here’s how to claim your lottery prize All Arizona Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $100 and may redeem winnings up to $599.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retailers
vendors
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The demand, even if lessened, will still warrant offering larger sizes, but some marquee names now want to farm out their plus-sized clothing to outside vendors instead of making their own label.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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In May, Gatlin was arrested on charges of defrauding her former employer, including fabricating fake invoices from vendors such as Jones and receiving kickbacks from them.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Retailers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retailers. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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