Wikipedia
Merchants function as professionals who deal with trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves, in order to produce profit.Merchants can be categorised into two types:# A wholesale merchant operates in the chain between producer and retail merchant. Some wholesale merchants only organise the movement of goods rather than move the goods themselves.# A retail merchant sells commodities to consumers (including businesses), commonly known as retailers. A shopowner is a retail merchant.A merchant class (social)class characterises many pre-modern societies. Its status can range from high (even achieving titles like that of merchant prince or nabob) to low, such as in Chinese culture, due to the soiling capabilities of profiting from "mere" trade, rather than "actual labour".Under the common law and the Uniform Commercial Code in the United States, merchants are held to a higher standard in the selling of products than those who are not engaged in the sale of goods as a profession. For example, when a merchant sells something, he or she is deemed to give an implied warranty of merchantability, guaranteeing that the product is fit to be sold, even if there is nothing in writing to this effect.
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Websites
PBS Online
This Web site from the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) features companion Web sites for nearly 250 PBS programs and specials, as well as seven online neighborhoods that aggregate content by genre and interest.
http://www.pbs.org
NAMM: International Music Products Association
Members represent every aspect of musical instrument manufacturing and retailing. Site includes information about membership, and all the promoted activities.
http://www.namm.com/
Merchants Bank, Burlington
33 banking offices across Vermont. A full service community bank, serving personal and commercial needs. Products include of checking, money markets, mortgages, lines of credit, credit and debit cards.
http://www.merchantsbankvt.com/
K and L Wine Merchants
Named as one of the US's top 10 wine retailers by the Wine Spectator.
http://www.klwines.com/
Phone Merchants
Audio and video conferencing, cordless telephones, phones for the hearing impaired, accessories, headsets, and emergency phones.
http://www.phonemerchants.com/
Indian Merchants' Chamber
An apex body for trade, commerce and industry in the western region of India.
http://www.imcnet.org/
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