The table has 2 columns - Type and Description. The table categorizes the wholesaler types into "Merchant wholesalers," and "Brokers and agents."

The contents of the table are as follows:

Merchant wholesalers: Independently owned businesses that take title to all merchandise handled. There are full-service wholesalers and limited-service wholesalers.

Full-service wholesalers: Provide a full line of services: carrying stock, maintaining a sales force, offering credit, making deliveries, and providing management assistance. Full-service wholesalers include wholesale merchants

and industrial distributors.

Wholesale merchants: Sell primarily to retailers and provide a full range of services. General merchandise wholesalers carry several merchandise lines, ...

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