rack jobber

English

Noun

rack jobber (plural rack jobbers)

  1. (business) A wholesaler who merchandises goods on racks in retail shops.
    The drug store had a small rotating rack filled with paperback books provided by a rack jobber.
    • 2011, Martha Maeda, How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Independent Record Label:
      Subdistributors called rack jobbers buy CDs, DVDs, and music merchandise from wholesale distributors and lease shelf space in drugstores, bookstores, department stores, and other retailers whose primary businesses are not selling music.
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