Parts manufacturers are vendors of parts to other manufacturers that assemble the parts into something sold to wholesalers or retailers.
Retailers are vendors of products to consumers.
In information technology as well as in other industries, the term is commonly applied to suppliers of goods and services to other companies. A machine that takes your money and gives you a product is known as a vending machine . The Fish Information Service offers a list of mail-order vendors of aquarium products and livestock . The Spaghetti Vendor vends Sicilian spaghetti sauce from a Web site. Bringing you the best technology specific search engines.