All goods go through a distribution channel to make the journey from the manufacturer to the final consumer. One important cog in this machinery is the retail trade, the final step of the distribution channel. Let us see the role retailers and retail trade play in our economy.
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Retail is the final step of the distribution channel. the retailer will buy the goods from the wholesaler, or sometimes directly from the producer, in bulk (large quantities) at a discounted price. And then it sells the goods to the final consumers of the goods, in small units or quantities, at retail price enjoying the benefits in the process.
Retail trade can take a lot of forms. It is not necessary that the goods are sold from a store, retail trade can even happen over the phone, via post or mail service, door to door selling etc. So the place of sale can also differ greatly, for example, a store, a supermarket, the customer’s house itselfor even a vending machine. But one thing which remains common in all of the above cases is that the buyer of the goods is its final consumer. As far as this is true, it will be a retail trade.
Retailers are the important link between manufacturers and customers. They are the final point of sales and are invaluable to the entire distribution channel. They, in fact, provide services to both the wholesalers and the consumers. Let us have a look.
Q: Retailers overcome the barrier of space. True or False?
Ans: The given statement is true. A manufacturer or wholesaler cannot cover the entire market of a good. It spreads over a large geographical area, like the whole country. Retailers help overcome this barrier of space because they are spread out in all local markets and reach all the consumers with the goods.
