wholesale

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The wholesale restaurant food distributor struck a deal to acquire Jetro Restaurant Depot for around $29 billion, including debt.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Higher wholesale prices push up prices at the pump, often with a slight delay, although a big proportion of the overall fuel price is made up of the cost of transport, processing, retail and tax.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

On Friday, wholesale oil prices rose back above $110 for a barrel of Brent Crude, despite US President Donald Trump saying he would postpone plans to start destroying Iranian energy plants by another 10 days.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

At Levi Strauss, a lower-ranking employee created an AI agent to help the company input wholesale orders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The document stated, “We may borrow . . . from foreign ideologies, but we reject the wholesale importation of foreign ideologies into Africa.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela