retail market

Where shoppers buy

A retail market is where goods are sold directly to consumers rather than to other businesses.

This includes physical stores, online shops, and any venue where individual buyers purchase products for personal use.

The term also refers collectively to consumer demand and spending patterns: The retail market has shifted dramatically toward e-commerce.

Opposites
transaction scale

retail marketwholesale market

Bulk goods trading venue

wholesale · wholesale trade · wholesale distribution · bulk sales · cash and carry

market position in supply chain

retail marketwholesale market

Bulk goods trading venue

manufacturing sector · commodity market · supply side

commercial vs. non-commercial exchange

retail marketsubsistence economy

System without market surplus

gift economy · barter system · black market

Family

market, retail

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