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Recent Examples of wholesaling
Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Lazarus did accomplish much during her two years at Madewell, including elevating the store experience and leading expansions in menswear, accessories and wholesaling, and developing new denim fits.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Prices on apparel wholesaling climbed 5%, while the apparel, jewelry, footwear and accessories retailing category spiked 8%.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Final demand for trade services, including machinery and vehicle wholesaling, rose overall.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
And wholesaling introduced a new level of efficiency—goods sold from the pallets on which they were delivered required little handling.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Lazarus did accomplish much during her two years at Madewell, including elevating the store experience and leading expansions in menswear, accessories and wholesaling, and developing new denim fits.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Prices on apparel wholesaling climbed 5%, while the apparel, jewelry, footwear and accessories retailing category spiked 8%.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Final demand for trade services, including machinery and vehicle wholesaling, rose overall.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wholesaling
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Whether national brands or private labels, Totolis said the rules of retailing have changed today which requires independents to plant a stake in the ground.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Rafiqul Islam Rana, an assistant professor of retailing at the University of South Carolina, wrote in an email.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Jan. 2026
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Also announced, chief commercial officer Rick Gomez is departing and Jill Sando, chief merchandising officer for apparel, accessories and home, is retiring; both will remain briefly to support the handoff as part of the transition.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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After working in visual merchandising in retail, Williams landed on footwear design in 2019 and launched his brand shortly after.—
Tara Larson,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Wholesaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wholesaling. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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