merchandising vs marketing

merchandising and marketing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
merchandising	Yes	No	No	No
marketing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, merchandising and marketing are synonyms defined as:

merchandising and marketing: the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money

Other synonyms of merchandising include selling.

merchandising (noun)	marketing (noun)
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money	the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
the business of drawing public attention to goods and services	shopping at a market
branded products meant to promote another product, especially films and pop groups	the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service