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Retailer

Meaning in fashion & textiles, with examples

/ˈriːteɪlə/nounCore term

In fashion & textiles, retailer means: A business that sells goods directly to the public, through shops, a website or both, such as a department store or a fashion chain.

In Turkish: perakendeci, perakende firması

How it is used

Retailers buy from brands or manufacturers at wholesale prices and sell at retail prices. Common types are fashion retailer, online retailer (e-tailer), multi-brand retailer and department store. The activity is retail: work in retail, retail price, retail sales.

Example sentences

  1. The retailer wants the delivery split across three dates to match its store launches.

  2. We supply private-label jeans to two large UK retailers.

Common collocations

  • fashion retailer
  • online retailer
  • multi-brand retailer
  • high street retailer
  • wholesaleThe sale of goods in large quantities to shops and other businesses, which then sell them to the public at a higher price.
  • buyerA person who chooses and orders products for a retailer or brand, deciding which styles, colours and quantities will be sold.
  • sell-throughThe percentage of stock received that has actually been sold to customers in a given period, used to judge how well a product is selling.
  • visual merchandisingThe work of presenting products attractively in shop windows and inside stores, using displays, mannequins, lighting and layout to increase sales.

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