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Retail is the sale of goods and services from individuals or businesses to the end-user. Retailers are part of an integrated system called the supply chain. A retailer purchases goods or products in large quantities from manufacturers or directly through a wholesaler, and then sells smaller quantities to the consumer for a profit. Retailing can be done in either fixed locations or online. Retailing includes subordinated services, such as delivery. The term "retailer" is also applied where a service provider services the needs of a large number of individuals, such as a public utility, like electric power.
Shops may be on residential streets, streets with few or no houses or in a shopping mall. Shopping streets may be for pedestrians only. Sometimes a shopping street has a partial or full roof to protect customers from precipitation. Online retailing, a type of electronic commerce used for business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions and mail order, are forms of non-shop retailing.
Shopping generally refers to the act of buying products. Sometimes this is done to obtain necessities such as food and clothing; sometimes it is done as a recreational activity. Recreational shopping often involves window shopping (just looking, not buying) and browsing and does not always result in a purchase.
From Wikipedia
Breaking Retail News News
Online shopping drives UK retail sales higher than expected
Economists predict latest ONS retail sales data points to 0.5% rise in GDP in second quarter, from 0.3% in first three monthsUK retail sales jumped far more than economists expected in May, supporting hopes that a modest economic recovery is gaining momentum.The volume of sales rose 1.9% compared with a year earlier, and 2.1% compared with April, largely driven higher by internet shopping according to the Office for National Statistics.The value ...from: The Guardian Retail News Feed
More Breaking Retail News News
This afternoon KamCity News Feed notes; "UK: Retail Sales See Strong Rise In May, Boosted By Supermarket Discounts And Online Shopping" and Retail Business Review News Feed announced that "Indonesian retail sales up 9.7% in April". Earlier today, "Consumer electronics retailer Darty posts 2.5% decline in annual revenues" wrote Retail Business Review News Feed
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