What is Retail Trade ? Explain functions of Retail Trade.
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Warehousing and store keeping helps in ensuring uninterrupted availability of the goods to the consumers. The primary function of a retailer is selling the products to the customers for which various techniques or business practices are being adopted by the retailer to achieve the strategic goals.
Retail trade consists of selling merchandise in the state that it is purchased (or after minor transformations), generally to a customer base of private individuals, regardless of the quantities sold.
The following are the features of Retail Trade are as follows :
Trading in small Quantity :- ...
Trade Restricted to Local Areas :- ...
Wide Variety of Goods :- ...
Convenience to customers :- ...
Limited Capital :- ...
Limited Risk
Limited Staff
Personal Attention to consumers