In particular, online retail sales of physical goods amounted to approximately RMB5.08 trillion, while online retail sales of services amounted to nearly RMB1.49 trillion.

Producers are also engaging in direct sales to consumers through on line retailing, bypassing retailers.

In 2000, 70 per cent of the global top retailers already operated a transactional web site.

On line retailing is still in its infancy and represents a minor share of total sales, but it is significant for selected products, such as books and computers.

With 15 million retail outlets, India has the highest retail outlet density in the world.

Criminal groups attack the websites of web retailers and Internet payment systems, extorting payment to make the attacks cease.

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It is primarily a company that manufactures, bottles and resells the finished product to wholesalers and retailers in Costa Rica.

In Europe, for example, on line retailing accounts for 2 per cent of total grocery sales, but it is growing by 50 per cent annually.

In most countries, the retail sector has typically developed in three stages first, local or regional players dominate, before a smaller number of national companies takes over, with e tailers ultimately challenging traditional businesses. But China lacks national leaders, with the top five Chinese retailers in different product categories commanding less than 20 of the market, compared to up to 60 in the US.

Retail fuel dealers

The distribution sector includes commission agents, wholesalers and retailers who act as enablers of trade.

The retail sector includes two main types of retailers store and non store retailers.

The dominant market position of large retailers has been strengthened through cross border buying alliances among nominally independent retailers.

The Euro Retailer Produce Working Group (EUREP) is a European based trade organization for retailers.

(b) Drive sales of UNICEF cards and gifts with a special focus on broadening their distribution through retailers and the Internet

Significantly broaden distribution via retail and the Internet.

Informal retailers could become the suppliers or the customers of formal retailers, or their franchises.

Retailers are distributors selling to end consumers.

The top 100 retailers (see table 3) account for 25 per cent of worldwide retailing sales.

Indeed, the Indian government s decision to welcome foreign retailers coincided with French retailer Carrefour s announcement that it will shut down its substantial operations in Singapore by the end of this year. Meanwhile, its British counterpart, Tesco, is shifting away from the large hypermarket format and investing heavily in online systems.

(d) Importation wholesale and retail businesses (foreign country).

Some products enter the market through wholesalers who in turn distribute the products to a variety of retailers, while in other cases the producer sells directly to the retailer.

Online sales are less common in retail trade (B2C) or in services' industries, with sales accounting for only 1.7 and 1 per cent of total sales, respectively.

In the case of Colombia, for example in 1995 small retail establishments accounted for approximately 47 per cent of total retail sales, down from more than 75 per cent in 1985.

Retailers are able to access and tap different cost structures in different countries and are becoming global.

While the first operates fixed point of sale locations, non store retailers or retailers away from a fixed location reach customers and market merchandise with methods such as broadcasting infomercials , paper and electronic catalogues, door to door solicitation and selling from portable stalls.

And the department store category has generally struggled as shoppers increasingly turn to off price retailers such as T.J. Maxx and fast fashion players such as H M to buy their clothes.

By contrast, Alibaba (which owns marketplaces such as Taobao) and 360buy.com (which focuses on electronics) rank among China s top ten retailers, and already provide national coverage through the reach of express delivery companies. As a result, China s retail sector seems more likely to follow a two stage development path, with e tailers emerging as the major national players.

Growing use by retailers of own brands and discount retailing have also been driving prices down significantly.

(c) dangerous goods, packaged for retail sale, that are carried by individuals for their own use.

A review of the retail sector in the last 20 years has revealed that the rise of e commerce was similar to the emergence of discount retailers many years ago both were focused on price and convenience.

Foreign sales represent a significant share in total sales of the main European retailers.

In the area of retail, the increasing popularity of modern format large shops, for example retail outlets outside city centres, has given rise to concerns about small shops vanishing.

I'd put out feelers to retailers, to auctioneers, and it was coming up empty.

Eventually, they themselves become formal retailers.

Monitoring of retailers could also be of value.

More than two thirds of the businesses are engaged in trade and 57 of these in the retail trade.

From a global perspective, both retailers and e commerce firms are transforming from a single channel to a multi channel retail system that encompasses physical stores, e commerce, mobile terminals and social media.

According to other views, a much smaller market share, as low as 8 per cent, could suffice for a retailer to have market power.

Wake up, students. It s time to highlight the key points. Online retail sales of services was definitely a major contributor!

The overall on line retailing business in the United States reached 40 billion US dollars in 2002 and is expected to grow to more than 130 billion in 2006.

The retailers have kind of quashed this notion though.

On these platforms which resemble eBay and Amazon Marketplace manufacturers, retailers, and individuals offer products and services to consumers through online storefronts. By contrast, in the US, Europe, and Japan, roughly 70 of the market is composed of e tailers running their own Web sites, whether online only merchants like Amazon or traditional brick and mortar retailers such as Carrefour, Dixons, and Walmart.

The retailer's revenue was US5.87 billion ( A7.64 billion), down 3.9 per cent from the same period last year.