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WHOLESALE TRADE RETAIL TRADE
Wholesale and retail trade
Retailing
‘’Retailing is a business where an organisation directly
sells its products and services to an end costumer for
personal use’’.
With growing market demand, the industry is
expected to grow at the rate of 25-30 % annually.
Retail has two forms organised and unorganised .
Retailing sectors in India
• Food and grocery
• Clothing
• Footwear
• Gems and jewellery
• Pharmaceuticals
• Music
• Books
• Consumer durables
Importance
• Largest and fastest growing sector in India.
• Modern retailing forms one point stop for all shopping.
• Consumer gets a large product variety of brands to choose
from one roof.
• First it was sellers market and now its changing to buyers
market.
Wholesale and retail trade
Wholesale and retail trade
Wholesale and retail trade
Wholesale and retail trade
Wholesale and retail trade
Wholesale and retail trade
Wholesale and retail trade
Concept
• ‘Wholesale’ means to sell goods in relatively large quantities
• The wholesalers buy goods and commodities in large quantities from
the manufactures for the purpose of further selling them in small
quantities to the retailers.
• Vital link between the manufacturer and the retailer
• Buys in bulk quantities from the manufacturers and resells them to
the retailers in small quantities
• Deals with limited number of products
Wholesale and retail trade
Trends in wholesaling
• Increased services
• Regional coverage
• Productivity and quality
• Global expansion
Growth of wholesaling
• Tremendous potential in retail sector
• Manufacturer will need more number of wholesalers
• Development and advancements in the mass production
techniques
• Many companies found distributing very costly
• Thus there is ample scope for the wholesaling activities.
Wholesale and retail trade

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Wholesale and retail trade

  • 3. Retailing ‘’Retailing is a business where an organisation directly sells its products and services to an end costumer for personal use’’. With growing market demand, the industry is expected to grow at the rate of 25-30 % annually. Retail has two forms organised and unorganised .
  • 4. Retailing sectors in India • Food and grocery • Clothing • Footwear • Gems and jewellery • Pharmaceuticals • Music • Books • Consumer durables
  • 5. Importance • Largest and fastest growing sector in India. • Modern retailing forms one point stop for all shopping. • Consumer gets a large product variety of brands to choose from one roof. • First it was sellers market and now its changing to buyers market.
  • 13. Concept • ‘Wholesale’ means to sell goods in relatively large quantities • The wholesalers buy goods and commodities in large quantities from the manufactures for the purpose of further selling them in small quantities to the retailers. • Vital link between the manufacturer and the retailer • Buys in bulk quantities from the manufacturers and resells them to the retailers in small quantities • Deals with limited number of products
  • 15. Trends in wholesaling • Increased services • Regional coverage • Productivity and quality • Global expansion
  • 16. Growth of wholesaling • Tremendous potential in retail sector • Manufacturer will need more number of wholesalers • Development and advancements in the mass production techniques • Many companies found distributing very costly • Thus there is ample scope for the wholesaling activities.