retailer

retailer
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ big, giant, large
▪ leading, major, top
▪

the country's biggest food retailer

▪ small
▪ local
▪ high-street (BrE)
▪

High-street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas.

▪ big-box (= that sells large items) (AmE)
▪ mass (AmE), mass-market
▪ multiple
▪ independent
▪ niche (esp. BrE), specialist (BrE), specialty (AmE)
▪ high-end (AmE), luxury (esp. AmE), upscale (AmE)
▪ discount
▪ brick-and-mortar (AmE), bricks-and-mortar (AmE), traditional
▪ Internet, online, Web
▪ apparel (AmE), clothing, DIY (BrE), electrical (BrE), electronics, fashion, food, furniture, grocery, music, toy, etc.

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