Introduction to retailing

By Raveendra Rao.K. MIM, Manipal

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What is retailing?
Retail is the sale of goods and services from individuals or businesses to the end-user. A retailer purchases goods or products in large quantities from manufacturers or directly through a wholesaler, and then sells smaller quantities to the consumer for a profit. Retailing can be done in either fixed locations or online. Retailing includes subordinated services, such as delivery. The term "retailer" is also applied where a service provider services the needs of a large number of individuals, such as a public utility, like electric power. . wikipedia

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Shops may be on residential streets, streets with few or no houses or in a shopping mall. Shopping streets may be for pedestrians only. Sometimes a shopping street has a partial or full roof to protect customers from precipitation. Online retailing, a type of electronic commerce used for businessto-consumer (B2C) transactions and mail order, are forms of non-shop retailing.
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10. Target (Ranking as per CNBC)

Country of Origin: US Countries of operation: 1 2009 Revenue: $65.35 billion 2009 Profit Margin: 3.8 percent Target was No. 10 among global retailers this year, but in Deloitte's breakdown by product sector, Target came in second among diversified retailers, only behind Germany's Metro AG.

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9. The Home Depot Country of Origin: US Countries of operation: 5 2009 Revenue: $66.17 billion 2009 Profit Margin: 4.0 percent Home Depot dropped two places on this year's list, reflecting the collapse of the US housing market and continued slide in home improvement sales

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8. Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. Country of Origin: Germany Countries of operation: 18 2009 Revenue: $67.70 2009 Profit Margin: n/a Hard discounter Aldi was one of only three retailers to make the top-10 list that also managed to outpace the top 250's 1.3 percent composite growth rate. The German retailer had 3.8 percent sales growth.
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7. Costco Wholesale Corp. Country of Origin: US Countries of operation: 9 2009 Revenue: $71.42 billion 2009 Profit Margin: 1.5 percent Costco moved up one place in this year's top-10 list, and also climbed to third place on the top-10 North American retailers list.

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6. The Kroger Co. Country of Origin: US Countries of operation: 1 2009 Revenue:$76.73 billion 2009 Profit Margin: 0.1 percent Food retailers showed resilience over the recessionary times and Kroger was no exception. The sector increased both its share of companies in Deloitte's top 250 list and also its share of sales. In 2009, the sector

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5. Schwarz Unternehmens Treuhand KG Country of Origin: Germany Countries of operation: 25 2009 Revenue: $77.22 billion 2009 Profit Margin: n/a Germany's Schwarz was among three top-10 retailers to outpace the top-10 250's 1.3 percent composite growth rate by the skin of its teeth at 1.4 percent.

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4. Tesco Country of Origin: UK Countries of operation: 13 2009 Revenue: $90.43 billion 2009 Profit Margin: 4.1 percent Like Schwarz and Aldi, this British retailer also saw greater sales growth (the highest among the top 10 at 4.8 percent) than the top 250's 1.3 percent composite growth rate.

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3. Metro AG Country of Origin: Germany Countries of operation: 33 2009 Revenue: $91 billion 2009 Profit Margin: 0.8 percent The German retail giant was the top ranking company among the five German retailers to make the top-10 list, but one of only four of the top-10 retailers to see decreased sales growth in 2009. Despite that decrease, Metro

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2. Carrefour Country of Origin: France Countries of operation: 36 2009 Revenue: $122 billion 2009 Profit Margin: 0.5 percent French retailer Carrefour was one of only four of the top-10 retailers to see declining sales in 2009 in spite of its presence in 36 countries and its No. 1 slot among European retailers.

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1. Wal-Mart Country of Origin: US Countries of operation: 16 2009 Revenue: $404 billion 2009 Profit Margin: 3.6 percent Wal-Mart is the undisputed retail leader in North America and tops the global list of retailers, but the company's international operations in 15 countries outside the United States generate just under 25 percent of annual sales.

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