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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
Inflation in British shops rose to the highest level in almost two years as retailers grapple with higher costs, an industry survey found.
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Katie Linsell, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
The agenda includes a full day of educational programming, followed by two days at the exhibit hall for retailers, brands and industry professionals.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
Their goal is to create a universal system that retailers, suppliers, and distributors can use to quickly identify fruits and vegetables.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
Condé Nast Traveler may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.
—Amelia Dhuga, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Jan. 2026
The decrease in sales has put a strain on retailers globally.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2026
Chief Financial Officer Meghan Frank and Chief Commercial Officer André Maestrini be the interim co-CEOs amid the brand's extensive search for a new CEO and growing competition with retailers like Alo Yoga and Vuori.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
As agentic systems increasingly mediate discovery, evaluation, and purchase, retailers that fail to adapt risk losing control of demand creation altogether.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Next Steps If consumers are becoming more pragmatic, how can retailers adapt to match these new needs and desires?
—Thai Son Nguyen, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Katie Linsell, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
The agenda includes a full day of educational programming, followed by two days at the exhibit hall for retailers, brands and industry professionals.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
Their goal is to create a universal system that retailers, suppliers, and distributors can use to quickly identify fruits and vegetables.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
Condé Nast Traveler may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.
—Amelia Dhuga, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Jan. 2026
The decrease in sales has put a strain on retailers globally.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2026
Chief Financial Officer Meghan Frank and Chief Commercial Officer André Maestrini be the interim co-CEOs amid the brand's extensive search for a new CEO and growing competition with retailers like Alo Yoga and Vuori.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
As agentic systems increasingly mediate discovery, evaluation, and purchase, retailers that fail to adapt risk losing control of demand creation altogether.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Next Steps If consumers are becoming more pragmatic, how can retailers adapt to match these new needs and desires?
—Thai Son Nguyen, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retailers
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Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
11 Jan. 2026
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But to help root out the fraud, many community colleges have turned to a growing marketplace of identity verification software vendors.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The 2025 farmers market also had more vendors than in its inaugural year.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Retailers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retailers. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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