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  1. The business of selling merchandise to anyone
  2. other than the final customer. Most
  3. manufacturers or producers sell in bulk to a
  4. wholesale organization which distributes the
  5. smaller quantities required by retail
  6. outlets. The wholesaling business grew
  7. rapidly in the 19th century in line with
  8. increasing mass production of goods, which
  9. created the need for an intermediary to
  10. handle the relatively small orders required
  11. by retailers.
  12.