Retail

Selling goods or merchandise from a fixed location or site for direct consumption is known as retail. Generally a retail shop buys merchandise in large lots from a wholesale distributor to stock the storefront and generate individual sales. Within the last 5 years a large number of traditionally 'brick and mortar' locations have moved their businesses onto the Internet. Because of reduced operating costs, a potpourri of online stores (often referred to as 'etailing') in genres such as wedding favors, outdoor gear, health and insurance sales and many more topics have arrived.

Retail comes from the French for “cutting off, clip and divide” and was used to refer to tailoring. In pricing retail stores, generally there is a general markup considered appropriate for the goods and merchandise. Goods may also be priced by a suggested manufacturer’s retail price, which is the price the developer of the goods has set.

Retail blogs often include information for workers in the merchandising and retail display industries including store openings and examples of stand out displays and retail operators. The Retail Design Diva hosts one such blog site.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “Retail”

• in Business
  Is Home Depot Selling The Farm?
  One Parking Lot At a Time
  by Retailprophet / on Nov 11, 2009
• in Business
  H1N1 Deepens Retail Woes
  But will online retailers pick up the slack?
  by Retailprophet / on Nov 10, 2009
• in Business
  The Future of Retail Is Now
  A look back at Nicholas Negroponte's 1998 predictions for the future of retail and the realities of today's markets.
  by Retailprophet / on Nov 7, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Retail”

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  First Time Caller, Long Time Listener — Authority: 119
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• Jersey GameStops Break Street for Assassins Creed II, L4D2 [Street Dates]

  
  Kotaku — Authority: 824
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  Small Business Association — Authority: 139
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  Small Business Association — Authority: 139
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  Small Business Association — Authority: 139
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  Small Business Association — Authority: 139
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  The Mogul Mom — Authority: 119
  Sarah Shaw of The Entreprenette The following is a guest post by Sarah Shaw, an information junkie and the ultimate go-to girl for everything product related — from which stores are the best to approach first, to how to calculate your margins, to the best manufacturer. Translating ideas into action is her ...
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  Hypebeast — Authority: 771
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  F-Default — Authority: 543
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  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 974
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• British Pound Outlook – November 16-20

  
  Forex Crunch — Authority: 434
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• Avoiding Costly Mistakes Caused By Wrong Choice of POS Sytems

  
  MyTownTalks — Authority: 522
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• Black Friday deals bonanza round up

  
  Technology Pundit — Authority: 164
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• Grocery Store Status Bags - Bargain Priced Chanel and LV Bags at Costco in NYC (GALLERY)

  
  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 691
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• Should the state subsidise bookstores?

  
  Futurismic — Authority: 587
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  TheStreet.com — Authority: 585
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• $5 Gift Card to Alice.com on Swagbucks for 12 Swagbucks!

  
  The Sassy Saver — Authority: 444
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  Prajna Capital - An Investment Guide — Authority: 127
  KEYNES, the most talked-about economist in these days of bankruptcies and bail-outs, once said, “markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.” While this theory is applicable to both bears and bulls, the underlying message is undoubtedly clear that rational investors can succeed if they can ...
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