Subdistributor

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who purchases goods from a distributor and sells them on to retailers.

    "Subdistributors called rack jobbers buy CDs, DVDs, and music merchandise from wholesale distributors and lease shelf space in drugstores, bookstores, department stores, and other retailers whose primary businesses are not selling music."

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"Subdistributors called rack jobbers buy CDs, DVDs, and music merchandise from wholesale distributors and lease shelf space in drugstores, bookstores, department stores, and other retailers whose primary businesses are not selling music."

Etymology

From sub- + distributor.

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