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Wholesaling, historically called jobbing, is the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business
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A business is a legally recognized organization designed to provide good s and/or Service to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalism economies, most being privately owned and formed to earn profit that will increase the wealth of its owners....
 users, or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services.

According to the United Nations Statistics Division, "wholesale" is the resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional or professional users, or to other wholesalers, or involves acting as an agent or broker in buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise to, such persons or companies.






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Wholesaling, historically called jobbing, is the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business
Business

A business is a legally recognized organization designed to provide good s and/or Service to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalism economies, most being privately owned and formed to earn profit that will increase the wealth of its owners....
 users, or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services.

According to the United Nations Statistics Division, "wholesale" is the resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional or professional users, or to other wholesalers, or involves acting as an agent or broker in buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise to, such persons or companies. Wholesalers frequently physically assemble, sort and grade goods in large lots, break bulk, repack and redistribute in smaller lots. While wholesalers of most products usually operate from independent premises, wholesale marketing
Wholesale marketing

The consumption and production of marketed food are spatially separated. Production is primarily in rural areas whilst consumption is in urban areas. Agricultural marketing is the process that overcomes this separation, allowing produce to be moved from an area of surplus to one of need....
 for foodstuffs can take place at specific wholesale markets where all traders are congregated.

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  • Distribution (business)
    Distribution (business)

    Distribution is one of the four elements of marketing mix. An organization or set of organizations involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption by a consumer or business user....
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  • Supply chain
    Supply chain

    A supply chain or logistics network is the system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from Vendor to customer....
  • Supply network
    Supply network

    A supply network is a pattern of temporal and spatial processes carried out at facility nodes and over distribution links, which adds value for customers through the manufacturing and delivery of Product ....