retail distribution

noun [U]

Definition

› COMMERCE, MARKETING the activity of getting goods into stores where they are sold to the public: They have an extensive retail distribution network that encompasses more than 1500 stores.

(Definition of retail distribution noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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