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

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

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.

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

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The retail sector is characterized by economies of scale and scope as well as vertical integration and the existence of large retail chains.

The process of opening the retail sector in China began in 1992 when foreign investment was allowed in retailing on a trial basis.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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Significantly broaden distribution via retail and the Internet.

Due to the recent restructuring of retail activities, supermarkets saw their share rise from 20 per cent of total national food retailing in 1990 to 50 60 per cent of total turnover in 2002.

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

The informal retailing sector will have a role to play once markets are opened and formal retailing expands.

Despite a broadband penetration rate of only 30 , e tail commanded 5 6 of total retail sales in China in 2012, on par with the US. And the sector is already profitable Chinese e tailers are logging margins of 8 10 of earnings before interest, taxes, and amortization, which is slightly larger than the average margin for physical retailers.

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.

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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.

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.

However, with a growth rate significantly higher than for total retail trade, the share of e commerce in total retail trade is also growing.

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

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

There are few modern retail stores, and these are concentrated in urban areas.

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

Retailers are distributors selling to end consumers.

Online retail and supporting logistics is expanding in a wide range of advanced and developing economies. In China, where the expansion is occurring extremely quickly, estimates suggest that only part of the expansion is at the expense of traditional retail.

In the large scale retailing segment, domestic companies still dominate the market the three largest retailers are national firms controlling almost 60 per cent of the market.

The Perekriostok group, the Russian Federation's leading supermarket chain, has emerged in these conditions to become the fifth largest retailer in Europe and the ninth in the world in terms of retail sales.

The internationalization of the retail industry has been led by European firms.

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Mr. Ali worked at various retail stores and attended classes at a technical college.

In 2017, at Alibaba s China retail platform, nationwide sales of Taobao Villages amounted to RMB120 billion.

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.

The size of the retail market in Ecuador might not make it attractive for new entrants, as no leading international retailers are active in the country.