Wholesaler
Reviewed by Dasha ShakovVP Marketing, Proton
Updated
What is wholesaler?
A wholesaler is a business that buys goods in large quantities and resells them to other businesses rather than to consumers. In everyday use, “wholesaler” and “distributor” mean much the same thing, and many companies call themselves wholesale distributors.
How it works
Where people draw a line between the two, see distributor vs wholesaler.
Wholesaler example
The owner of a plumbing supply house calls it a wholesaler; its website calls it a distributor. Both words describe the same business, which buys from manufacturers and sells to plumbing contractors.
Related terms
- DistributorA distributor is a company that buys products in bulk from manufacturers, holds them in stock and resells them in smaller quantities to other businesses.
- Master distributorA master distributor is a distributor that sells only to other distributors, not to end users.
- SupplierA supplier is any business that provides products or services to another business.
