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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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The watches and jewelry division was a bright spot, with organic sales up 8 percent, while selective retailing maintained its momentum with a 7 percent increase.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
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And while the manufacturing, retailing, and banking executives who led the top American firms in the post–Cold War era saw themselves as scientific managers, the Tech Hamiltonians—often the extremely successful founders of cutting-edge technology firms—see themselves as visionaries and leaders.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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For example, in retail, computer vision can analyze real-time video to reduce theft, enhance shopper and staff safety and optimize merchandising and store layouts.—
Chhandomay Mandal,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Bergdorf’s chief merchandising officer Yumi Shin left the store last year to join Nordstrom and is being sued by Saks Global for allegedly violating her noncompete agreement and stealing proprietary information.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Wholesaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wholesaling. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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