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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Ulta is still searching for a chief merchandising officer, with Monica Arnaudo planning to retire.
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Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
The opportunity to take a breather is a novel one for the Kingpins and Première Vision fixture, who studied at New York’s famed Fashion Institute of Technology before kicking off her career as a merchandising coordinator at Duet Textiles.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2025
Coyne received both her B.S. in fashion marketing and merchandising with journalism, as well as her M.A. in strategic communications and public relations from Sacred Heart University.
—Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Spring has started to address those issues by investing in 50 locations and providing better staffing, merchandising and visual presentation of the company’s varied assortment.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
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Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
The opportunity to take a breather is a novel one for the Kingpins and Première Vision fixture, who studied at New York’s famed Fashion Institute of Technology before kicking off her career as a merchandising coordinator at Duet Textiles.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2025
Coyne received both her B.S. in fashion marketing and merchandising with journalism, as well as her M.A. in strategic communications and public relations from Sacred Heart University.
—Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Spring has started to address those issues by investing in 50 locations and providing better staffing, merchandising and visual presentation of the company’s varied assortment.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for merchandising
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“Merchandising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merchandising. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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