merchandising

mer·chan·dis·ing also mer·chan·diz·ing  (mûrchn-dzng)

n.

The promotion of merchandise sales, as by coordinating production and marketing and developing advertising, display, and sales strategies.

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merchandising

Noun

1. the selection and display of goods in a retail outlet

2. commercial goods, esp. ones issued to exploit the popularity of a pop group, sporting event, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun

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merchandising - the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money marketing, selling bait and switch - a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product private treaty - a sale of property at a price agreed on by the seller and buyer without an intervening agency bootlegging - the act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally; "the Prohibition amendment made bootlegging profitable" bootlegging - the act of selling illegally or without permission; "the bootlegging of videotapes is common in Asia" capitalisation, capitalization - the sale of capital stock commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) marketing - the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service; "most companies have a manager in charge of marketing" retail - the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale wholesale - the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers sale - a particular instance of selling; "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed" syndication - selling (an article or cartoon) for publication in many magazines or newspapers at the same time; "he received a comfortable income from the syndication of his work" dumping - selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market dutch auction - a method of selling in which the price is reduced until a buyer is found retailing - the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumers telecommerce, telemarketing, teleselling - the use of the telephone as an interactive medium for promotion and sales peddling, vending, vendition, hawking - the act of selling goods for a living resale - the selling of something purchased sale - the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns"