Retail trade and repair services

Wholesale receipts had the largest gain at 44.5 per cent, followed by retail sales at 10.1 per cent and services at 8.2 per cent.14

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Wholesale and retail trade

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

The GATS proposals on energy services classification capture services such as wholesale trade services, retailing services and storage services they refer to sales of fuels and wholesale brokerage (CPC 62113) wholesale trade services of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products (CPC 62271) and retailing services of fuel oil, bottled gas, coal, and woods (CPC 63297).

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.

The services segment of the economy, apart from government services, comprises mostly trade, both wholesale and retail.

These are followed by textiles and clothing, the segment which has been creating tensions among trading partners following the phasing out of the ATC in the WTO but where retail margins remain notably strong at 70 per cent.

Store retail services can be classified according to size, business format, and product mix or specialization.

Commission agents' services, wholesale trade services, retailing services, and franchising

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

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.

Wholesale and retail trade

Wholesale and retail trade, restaurants and hotels

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

In 1994, there were 2,188 registered businesses in the Territory, a drop of 3.8 per cent from 1993, of which retail trade accounted for 874, wholesale trade for 281, service establishments for 480 and transportation for 356 businesses.

Developments in distribution services market Developed countries Distribution services in both retail and wholesale sectors have become a highly concentrated activity in developed countries, and they also play a commanding role in the overall organization of production, with large retailing conglomerates dominating markets.

Distribution services are dominated by wholesale and retail services.

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

In the service sector, the decline is even worse than in manufacturing, because services are heavily regulated and partially closed to foreign competition. In the retail sector, which employs a huge number of Japan s unskilled workers the so called mom and pop shops Japanese productivity is now 25 lower than in Western Europe.

Distribution services in Colombia contribute 4.5 per cent of GDP, of which retailing accounts for 1.5 per cent.

They cater to retailers and to other wholesalers, and, for example in the food business, to what are called institutional customers , such as restaurants, hospitals, and catering services.

Total retail sales are approaching the 2.0 billion level, having reached 1.8 billion in 1996.

A large majority of retail trade and service personnel are still women, but in these fields they are a small minority in management and specialist positions.

And at the same time, certainly in Rwanda, it destroyed the local retailing industry.

Distribution services are driven by innovation, with such segments as retailing becoming the most attractive destinations for investment.

The retail giant has said it plans to close 100 stores.

New retail plans proposed by different types of industries will lead new retail development into a state of diversified growth.

The increasing concentration has generated strong competition among retail establishments, which has translated into lower retailing margins and benefits to consumers.

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.

Recent monthly figures suggest a pick up in retail sales. But, because the official statistics capture mostly sales by larger retailers and exclude the fall in sales by hundreds of thousands of smaller stores and businesses that have failed, consumption looks better than it really is.

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

They choose the gradual opening up of the retail sector as the first step, allowing large scale providers to cater to customers at the higher end of the market.

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.

In spite of recent developments, retailing continues to be one of the least developed industries in India, and the growth of organized retailing has been much slower than in the rest of the world.

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

Tertiary sector Wholesale and retail trade, restaurants and hotels transport, storage and communications finance, insurance, real estate and business services community, social and personal services.

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

Retailers have internationalized through franchising, especially in the speciality store segment, where restrictions on commercial establishment were in effect.

In the Colombian market large scale retailers coexist with SMEs, each one serving a different segment of the market.

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

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.

Wholesale retail trade and repair of motor cars, motorcycles and personal and household effects

The second important group was manufacturing (14.5 ), followed by construction (12.5 ), community, social and personal services (11.2 ), transport, storage and communication (9.4 ) and wholesale retail trade (8.6 ).