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Retail refers to the activity of selling goods or services directly to consumers or end-users. [2] Some retailers may sell to business customers, and such sales are termed non-retail activity. In some jurisdictions or regions, legal definitions of retail specify that at least 80 percent of sales activity must be to end-users. [3]
The retail service environment plays an important role in affecting the customer's perceptions of the retail experience. [38] The retail servicescape includes the appearance, equipment, display space, retail counters, signage, layout and functionality of a retail outlet. Pictured: Harrods food court
Retail sales excluding automobiles, gasoline, building materials and food services rose 0.4% last month after a 0.1% dip in October. These so-called core retail sales correspond most closely with ...
Sales broker, seller agency, seller agent, seller representative: This is a traditional role where the salesman represents a person or company on the selling end of a deal. Sales managers aim to implement various sales strategies and management techniques in order to facilitate improved profits and increased sales volume.
Retail sales rose 0.7% in November, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, a solid increase and higher than October's 0.5% gain. Sales jumped 2.6% at auto dealers, driving most of the gain. The ...
Retail sales increased 2.1% on a year-on-year basis in August. Online store sales rebounded 1.4% after falling 0.4% in July. Sales at gasoline stations dropped 1.2%, reflecting lower prices at the ...
Retail reading. The final monthly retail sales report before the start of the holiday shopping season is set for release on Thursday. Economists estimate retail sales increased 0.3% over the prior ...
Specific store sales can also be compared. For example, a retail chain's finding that its same-store sales at location A for the week-long shopping rush before Christmas are greater than those at location B is a useful piece of data. That data would have been less useful if only chain-wide sales for that week were known (with all stores ...