'Merchandising' definitions:
Definition of 'merchandising'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Merchandising'
From: GCIDE
- Merchandise \Mer"chan*dise\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Merchandised; p. pr. & vb. n. Merchandising.] To trade; to carry on commerce. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'merchandising'
From: GCIDE
- merchandising \mer"chan*dis`ing\, n. (Commerce) The activities associated with selling products, such as identification of the market[7], advertising at the right time in the right media[7], and creating attractive packaging and displays; also, the study of the best methods to accomplish such goals. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'merchandising'
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- agency,
- barter,
- bartering,
- brokerage,
- buying and selling,
- consumer preference study,
- consumer research,
- consumer survey,
- dealing,
- direct-mail selling,
- doing business,
- exchange,
- give-and-take,
- hard sell,
- hawking,
- high-pressure salesmanship,
- horse trading,
- huckstering,
- interchange,
- jobbing,
- low-pressure salesmanship,
- mail-order selling,
- market,
- market research,
- marketing,
- marketing research,
- peddling,
- promotion,
- retail,
- retailing,
- sales,
- sales campaign,
- sales promotion,
- salesmanship,
- selling,
- sellout,
- soft sell,
- swapping,
- trade,
- trading,
- trafficking,
- wheeling and dealing,
- wholesale,
- wholesaling