Wholesale Fashion
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Welcome to the Wholesale Fashion section of the
Apparel Wholesaler website. In this section we will discuss issues that are
relevant to clothing industry wholesalers and the wholesale fashion that
they distribute.
First, let us learn a little bit about the meaning of the term wholesale. We
can then relate the definition to the fashion business. According to portion
of the Wikipedia definition, "Wholesaling, jobbing, or distributing is
defined as the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers, to industrial,
commercial, institutional, or other professional business users, or to other
wholesalers and related subordinated services. In general, it is the sale of
goods to anyone other than a standard consumer." However, you may have also
heard of the term, "Wholesale to Consumers". That typically refers to
product being sold to consumer at prices that are generally below retail
price points.
According to the United Nations Statistics Division, "wholesale" is the
resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods to retailers, to
industrial, commercial, institutional or professional users, or to other
wholesalers, or involves acting as an agent or broker in buying merchandise
for, or selling merchandise to, such persons or companies. Wholesalers
frequently physically assemble, sort and grade goods in large lots, break
bulk, repack and redistribute in smaller lots.
In regard to wholesale fashion, the wholesalers will purchase clothes or
fashion accessories from
clothing factories. They will then sell the apparel or accessories to
fashion retailers such as department stores or
fashion boutiques (or online retailers). After the creation of the
internet, the lines between manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers have
been blurred a bit. It is now easier then ever for factories and wholesale
suppliers to place product up for sale on the internet. Essentially, this is
turning some manufacturers and some wholesalers into retailers.
Visit our wholesale fashion guide to learn more about fashion wholesalers and the product & services that they provide.
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