wholesaling intermediaries

Question 1

Merchant Wholesaler

Answer 1

independently owned intermediaries that takes titles to goods it handles. Aka industrial distributors.

Question 2

Jack Jobber

Answer 2

full function merchant wholesaler. Markets specialized lines of merchandise to retail stores.

Question 3

Truck Wholesaler

Answer 3

Truck jobber. Limited function merchant wholesaler that markets perishable food items.

Question 4

Drop Shipper

Answer 4

limited function merchant wholesaler. Accepts orders from customers and forwards those order to producers who ships directly to customers.

Question 5

mail order wholesaler

Answer 5

limited function merchant wholesaler. Distributes catalogs instead of sending sales personnel to contact customers.

Question 6

commission merchant

Answer 6

agent wholesaling intermediary. Takes possession of goods shipped to a market for sale, acts as the producers agent, and collects an agreed-upon fee at the time of the sale.