Synonyms of retailing

retailing 1 of 2

noun

as in merchandising

Related Words

• merchandising
• wholesaling
• dealings
• affairs
• marketplace
• free trade
• traffic
• horse-trading
• trade
• business
• patronage
• custom

retailing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of retail

as in selling

to offer for sale to the public

the textile manufacturer doesn't retail its fabrics to consumers, offering them only to wholesalers and garment makers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selling
• marketing
• merchandising
• vending
• distributing
• dealing (in)
• wholesaling
• exchanging
• advertising
• exporting
• reselling
• promoting
• putting up
• providing
• trading
• peddling
• hawking
• bartering
• supplying
• preselling
• bargaining
• haggling
• handling
• stocking
• trafficking (in)
• auctioning
• dickering
• remarketing
• keeping
• touting
• carrying
• plugging
• boosting
• ballyhooing
• chaffering
• horse-trading
• paltering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buying
• purchasing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of retailing

Noun

Selective retailing maintained its momentum with a 6 percent increase, after DFS sold its travel retail business in Greater China to China Tourism Group Duty Free. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 27 July 2026

That story plays out in services, manufacturing, wholesaling, as well as finance and retailing. — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Verb

These pouches come in a pack of three, retailing for $3. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2026

Per the listing, the Pineapple + Coconut 12-pack, retailing for $39, is made with organic Brazilian yerba mate, and is supplemented by pineapple and coconut flavors and sweetened with cane sugar, raw honey and monk fruit extract. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026