| Term | Definition |
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Wheel of retailing |
new types of retailers enter the market as low-status, low-margin, low-price operators and then, if successful, evolve into more conventional retailers offering more services with higher operating costs and higher prices |
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Sales branch |
warehouses that producers set up at separate locations away from their factories-they’re classified as wholesalers by the U.S. Census Bureau and by government agencies in many other countries |
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manufacturer's agent |
sells similar products for several noncompeting produces- for a commission on what is actually sold |
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Merchant wholesaler |
own or take title to the products they sell |
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Rack jobber |
specialize in hard-to-handle assortments of products that a retailer doesn’t want to manage-and usually display the products on their own wire racks |
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Agent middlemen |
are wholesales who do not own the products they sell |
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Selling agent |
take over the whole marketing job of products – not just selling function |