stockist

American

[stok-ist] / ˈstɒk ɪst /

noun

British.

a wholesale or retail establishment that stocks merchandise.

stockist British

/ ˈstɒkɪst /

noun

commerce a dealer who undertakes to maintain stocks of a specified product at or above a certain minimum in return for favourable buying terms granted by the manufacturer of the product

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Etymology

Origin of stockist

First recorded in 1905–10; stock + -ist

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stockist

The owners and managers were not addressed by name, with the emails instead addressed to a "Jellycat stockist".

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025

A post by Miss Stahl on her shop's Instagram account about Jellycat telling her she did not qualify as an "official stockist" has nearly 50,000 likes, with many commenters criticising the brand's conduct.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025

As well as Selfridges and Matches Fashion, Veja has just secured its latest stockist, Net-a-Porter.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 19, 2017

They suggest that organic cotton on wooden reels and pins and needles in cardboard boxes can be sourced from a stockist called Offset Warehouse.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2017

All these years later, I feel that it’s such an incredible thing to have Colette as a stockist of Sies Marjan.

From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2017

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