merchandising

noun

mer·chan·dis·ing ˈmər-chən-ˌdī-ziŋ

variants or less commonly merchandizing

: sales promotion as a comprehensive function including market research, development of new products, coordination of manufacture and marketing, and effective advertising and selling

Examples of merchandising in a Sentence

She is the company's director of merchandising. The film made a lot of money thanks to strong merchandising. Most of the movie's earnings came from merchandising and not ticket sales.

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The company’s merchandising strategy — buying products from its 21,000 constantly evolving vendors based on available merchandise and industry trends — allowed management to effectively provide a fresh flow of assortments in stores and online. —

Paulina Likos, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024 But most of our participating brands partnered with us and ask us to operate their store for them, with obviously lots of input on store merchandising direction from them. —

Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024 The retailer has been able to maintain its reputation for superior service while losing some of its merchandising edge in recent years. —

David Moin, WWD, 24 Dec. 2024 While at Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, Buchanan had served as chief merchandising and chief operating officer for Walmart US e-Commerce. —

Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for merchandising