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retailer

retailer re‧tail‧er [ˈriːteɪlə ǁ -ər] noun [countable] COMMERCE

1. a business that sells goods to members of the public, rather than to shops etc:

• a national furniture retailer with 20,000 employees

ˌgeneral ˈretailer COMMERCE

a company that sells a wide variety of goods to the public

2. someone who owns or runs a shop selling goods to members of the public; = SHOPKEEPER

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retailer UK US /ˈriːteɪlə^r/ noun [C] COMMERCE

► a company that sells goods to the public in stores and on the internet, rather than to stores, other businesses, etc.: »Manufacturers and retailers are responding to growing consumer demand.
»a big/large/major retailer
discount/local/online retailer » You can find the radio tuners at big electronics chains and local retailers.
»a clothing/electrical/food retailer
»a high-street/independent retailer

► someone who owns or manages a store or website that sells goods to the public: »If a retailer wants to sell lots of a product then it is positioned on shelves at average eye level.

→ See also GENERAL RETAILER(Cf. ↑general retailer), SHOPKEEPER(Cf. ↑shopkeeper)

→ Compare WHOLESALER(Cf. ↑wholesaler)

→ See Note SELLER(Cf. ↑seller)

Financial and business terms. 2012.