One word that describes customer, business and vendor [duplicate]
Solution 1:
Party (MW dictionary):
3: a person or group participating in an action or affair
a mountain-climbing party
a party to the transaction
Examples of party in a sentence:
the two parties in the marriage contract
The parties in the lawsuit reached a settlement.
Solution 2:
stakeholders
Quoting BBC for Schools site:
A stakeholder is anyone with an interest in a business. Stakeholders are individuals, groups or organisation that are affected by the activity of the business. They include:
- Owners who are interested in how much profit the business makes.
- Managers who are concerned about their salary.
- Workers who want to earn high wages and keep their jobs.
- Customers who want the business to produce quality products at reasonable prices.
- Suppliers who want the business to continue to buy their products.
- Lenders who want to be repaid on time and in full.
- The community which has a stake in the business as employers of local people. [...].
Solution 3:
You could also try 'actor'. It is formal but according to Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, 'actor' means '[...] 3: one that takes part in any affair'.
Or you could also try 'transactor' – from 'transaction', which would include purchase/sale.