merchandising vs retail

retail vs merchandising

merchandising and retail both are nouns.

merchandising is not a verb while retail is a verb.

merchandising is not an adverb while retail is an adverb.

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

As nouns, retail is a hyponym of merchandising; that is, retail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than merchandising:

merchandising: the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
retail: the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale

Other hyponyms of merchandising include bait and switch, private treaty, bootlegging, bootlegging, capitalisation, capitalization, wholesale, sale, sellout, syndication, dumping, dutch auction, retailing, telecommerce, telemarketing, teleselling, hawking, peddling, vending, vendition, resale, sale.

merchandising (noun)	retail (noun)
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money	the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale
the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
branded products meant to promote another product, especially films and pop groups

merchandising (verb)	retail (verb)
	sell on the retail market
	be sold at the retail level

merchandising (adverb)	retail (adverb)
	at a retail price

Difference between merchandising and retail

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