How to Use merchandise in a Sentence

merchandise

1 of 2 noun
Definition of merchandisenext
Synonyms for merchandisenext
  • The merchandise will arrive by truck at noon.
  • He's developed his own brand of merchandise.
  • In spite of its size, the Ace aisles are jammed with merchandise.
    — Greg Petro, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • To offset this, we have been forced to raise the prices of all merchandise by 20%.
    — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Otherwise, all the merchandise should be the same inside and outside the venue.
    — The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2024
  • At that time, the officer saw two people fleeing the store with merchandise get in the car and drive off at a high rate of speed.
    — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 28 July 2023
  • The man grabbed an armful of store merchandise and ran out the north doors of the store and into the parking lot toward Red Lobster.
    — cleveland, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Walt Disney World goes all in on the Halloween merchandise.
    — Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The more people watch TV shows on the Walmart channel, the more Walmart will sell them their merchandise.
    — Walter Loeb, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Those same people who went out and bought Rams merchandise when Matthew was in the Super Bowl aren’t going to go out and burn those things.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • There is one way costume designers could earn more, and that is through merchandise or tie-ins.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
  • For Hubbard, though, that money could be food or more merchandise to sell.
    — Sandra Song, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Fans can play the game, meet special guests, eat food and buy customized merchandise.
    — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Feb. 2024
  • According to the social media post, merchandise at the store and online is 40% off.
    — Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2024
  • But the burden is far worse when an exhibitor bets on too much inventory, and merchandise sits on the shelves.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The 30-year-old YouTube kingpin makes money from sponsorship deals with brands, merchandise sales, and a whole lot of ad revenue from YouTube.
    — Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The club had ordered merchandise with the new, alternate logo.
    — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 6 May 2023
  • All three, as well as the trademark for his full name, include descriptions for the sale of various merchandise items.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
  • If nothing else, the merchandise for the publicity campaign for Y2K will be good.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The ongoing thefts had forced Target to lock up some of its merchandise behind glass cases.
    — Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Take our physics reader survey and you will be entered to win free Quanta merchandise.
    — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 27 Nov. 2023
  • This all comes to the chagrin of the fashion houses that are spending billions to fight counterfeit merchandise.
    — Victoria K. Hunt, Robb Report, 4 May 2023
  • The two live in a home filled with memories from Carter's career: posters, merchandise, action figures.
    — Toby Hershkowitz, ABC News, 3 May 2023
  • The other is activist artist Shepard Fairey, the designer of said merchandise.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
  • There’s also some nifty marathon merchandise, including pint glasses and T-shirts, to go along with your Star Wars lightsabers and helmets.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The Brooklyn Nets just launched its first private label merchandise brand on Wednesday.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2023
  • In one video earlier this month, Montrage is seen at a Dior trunk show trying on merchandise from the luxury store with friends.
    — Michael James, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023
  • Liquidation of merchandise will begin this weekend at the stores with the help of Hilco Real Estate.
    — The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
  • In what may have been the most relatable part of his video, Lenny walked back to his tour bus carrying several bags worth of Buc-ee’s merchandise with a big smile on his face.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The company also says viewership was up 41% versus last year, while merchandise sales — in partnership with Fanatics — was up more than 20% over last year.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
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merchandise

2 of 2 verb
  • The political candidates are being merchandised to the public.
  • In the bookshelves, just put books and don’t merchandise them.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The vinyl will now be merchandised with the turntables, sources suggest.
    — Ed Christman, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2018
  • This is to say nothing of theme-park and merchandising tie-ins.
    — Aaron Back, WSJ, 20 June 2018
  • Of course, Potter wasn’t the only writer to merchandise her work.
    — Joy Lanzendorfer, Smithsonian, 31 Jan. 2017
  • Forbes notes that ticket and merchandising sales from the 53-stop tour should bring in a well over $1 billion in revenues, a record.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Sony sold the Spider-Man merchandising rights to Disney in 2011.
    — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Brands were merchandised together, something that wasn't done at the time.
    — Matthew Boyle, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2019
  • The rep has to educate the buyer on the new products, merchandise the line, take notes back and forth, and work within the confines of the buyer’s budget.
    — Outside Online, 6 May 2021
  • There will still be merchandising, theme park attractions, Disney+ series and spinoff films on the big screen.
    — Frank Pallotta, CNN, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Last, but certainly not least, they must be merchandised well.
    — Lindsay Anvik, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2017
  • This change added to the recognition and merchandising value of the original Seal of Approval.
    — Good Housekeeping, 1 Oct. 2011
  • As the books flew off shelves (or hopped off, as the case may be), Potter sensed a merchandising opportunity.
    — Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The team had been acquired by William Wrigley Jr., a chewing-gum merchant and merchandising maven who once mailed sticks of gum to every home in the nation listed in a phone book.
    — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Managers award workers points and badges that can then be redeemed for anything from Starbucks gift cards to merchandise such as a Google Home smart speaker.
    — Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Financial terms of the deal with Paws Inc. were not disclosed, but Garfield has been a merchandising cash machine for decades and is thought to make millions each year in book, toy and other sales.
    — Polina Marinova, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2019
  • The racks are merchandised intuitively with the designers’ wide range of products, from silk floral blouses to fuzzy coral coats to thick knit dresses.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2018
  • Kenner had acquired the Star Wars merchandising license only a month before the film’s release.
    — Alexander Huls, Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2019
  • Rather than selling the rights to merchandise off to one of the major touring band merch companies, Grupo Firme is choosing smaller, more local artists to design and make the merchandise.
    — Eric Fuller, Forbes, 6 June 2022
  • Before Ms. Lifford joined Warner in January 2016, the studio’s merchandising unit in some years had no growth at all.
    — Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 22 May 2017
  • LaVonne was a fashion design and merchandising major and dance team member, while Joel studied agribusiness.
    — Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The scandal centers on the exchanging of money between programs and merchandising agents.
    — Eric Bolin, ajc, 3 Oct. 2017
  • So today, trade shows are about branding, relationships, marketing and trying to display and merchandise your product in the best light.
    — Doug Schnitzspahn, Outside Online, 13 May 2016
  • Mansell came up through Kohl’s merchandising ranks, and his long tenure spanned a succession of very different periods.
    — Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2018
  • According to Mente, his team had to change purchases to merchandise more suitable to what consumers were looking for during the pandemic and adjust quickly.
    — Margherita Beale, Forbes, 6 May 2021
  • Audiences got the chance to buy the lifestyle through merchandising tie-ins of luxury housewares like silver ice buckets, china, bed linens, and wall coverings.
    — Joanna Scutts, Curbed, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Technology and selfie-ready stops have roles as well, members of the company’s visual-merchandising team say.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Downstairs in an enormous basement with complimentary Wi-Fi, the brand has merchandised its product with an eye to history.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2018
  • Mannequins were added to clothing sections, helping drive sales by showing garments merchandised as outfits.
    — Sarah Halzack | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2019
  • The agreement became official only about a month ago, which left Yandy just weeks to merchandise the show with items from its 2017 line, all designed by Pilar Quintana, Yandy's vice president of merchandising.
    — Amy Odell, Cosmopolitan, 12 May 2017

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