Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
merchandizing
late 14c., "goods, commodities," from present participle of merchandize. Meaning "trade, commerce" is from mid-15c. That of "promotion of goods for sale" is from 1922.
Wiktionary
merchandizing
n. (alternative spelling of merchandising English) vb. (present participle of merchandize nodot=1 English); (alternative spelling of merchandising nocap=1 English)
Usage examples of "merchandizing".
Transmission to the galactic merchandizing conglomerate "Combine Honnete Ober Advancer Mercantiles" (CHOAM) from the Spacing Guild: Our specific charge in this unofficial mission has been to search the uninhabited worlds to find another source of the precious spice melange, upon which so much of the Imperium depends.