retailing
Selling to consumers
Retailing is the business of selling goods directly to consumers, as opposed to wholesaling, which sells to other businesses.
The term covers the entire activity—operating stores, managing inventory, setting prices, serving customers: She spent her career in retailing.
To retail something is to sell it this way, or figuratively, to spread information: He retailed the gossip to anyone who would listen.
Retail facade facing street
- checkoutPayment completion process
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- purchaseGoods obtained for payment
- cashierTill operator
till · receipt · refund · exchange · bargain · pricing · salesfloor · aisle
Internet-based buying and selling
- online shoppingInternet-based retail activity
- omnichannelIntegrated across all platforms
- showroomingShopping without buying locally
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
dropshipping · subscription box · mobile commerce · reviews · ratings · wishlist · add to cart · checkout page
Rank increase or publicity
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- merchandisingPromoting and selling goods
- pricingEstablishing monetary amounts charged
- discountsSubtractions from full price
branding · campaigns · flyers · catalogs · signage · endcap · window display · sales
Catalog of held assets
apparel · electronics · footwear · jewelry · cosmetics · furniture · toys · groceries
Self-service food retailer
- boutiqueSmall specialized retail shop
- department storeLarge multi-section retail establishment
- chain storeRetailer with multiple branches
- mallEnclosed shopping center
emporium · franchise · hypermarket · outlet · pop-up shop · kiosk · flagship store · convenience store
Assistance for buyers
- after-salesSupport following a transaction
- warrantyFormal repair promise
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
installation · returns · exchange · personal shopping · gift wrapping · tailoring · product demonstration · consultation
storefront
Retail facade facing street
- checkoutPayment completion process
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- purchaseGoods obtained for payment
cashier · till · receipt · refund · exchange · bargain · pricing · salesfloor · aisle · shoplifting
e-commerce
Internet-based buying and selling
- online shoppingInternet-based retail activity
- omnichannelIntegrated across all platforms
- showroomingShopping without buying locally
marketplace · dropshipping · subscription box · mobile commerce · reviews · ratings · wishlist · add to cart · checkout page · shipping
promotion
Rank increase or publicity
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- merchandisingPromoting and selling goods
- pricingEstablishing monetary amounts charged
discounts · branding · campaigns · flyers · catalogs · signage · endcap · window display · sales · clearance
inventory
Catalog of held assets
products · apparel · electronics · footwear · jewelry · cosmetics · furniture · toys · groceries · accessories
supermarket
Self-service food retailer
- boutiqueSmall specialized retail shop
- department storeLarge multi-section retail establishment
- chain storeRetailer with multiple branches
mall · emporium · franchise · hypermarket · outlet · pop-up shop · kiosk · flagship store · convenience store · warehouse club
customer service
Assistance for buyers
- after-salesSupport following a transaction
- warrantyFormal repair promise
- deliveryConveyance of goods
fulfillment · installation · returns · exchange · personal shopping · gift wrapping · tailoring · product demonstration · consultation · helpdesk
- commercetrade, banking, merchant, imports, sales
- fashion industryfashion, fashion design, fashion designers, fashion shows, fashion week
- supply chainsupply, supplier, delivering, suppliers, vendor
- distributingdistributing, dispensing, allocating, apportioning, doling out
retailingwholesaling
Bulk trade to merchants
wholesale distribution · wholesale trade · distributing · wholesale
retailingbuying
Obtaining through payment
purchasing · procurement · acquiring · procuring · sourcing
retailingmanufacturing
Industrial product creation
producing · production · making · fabrication
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