Retail & Wholesale Global Market Report 2015 Released By The Business Research Company

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2. Retail & WholesaleGlobal Market Report Characteristics • Retailers provide the service of making goods available to consumers in convenient quantities and locations. Retailing involves buying from wholesalers or direct from manufacturers, breaking bulk, displaying goods for sale either physically or online, and sometimes delivery. Wholesalers are independent organizations in the distribution channel that buy in bulk and sell to resellers rather than to consumers. Both retailers and wholesalers take ownership of the goods and so bear the risk of carrying inventory. They also reduce the total number of transactions required for the process of transferring goods from manufacturers to consumers. • Specialty stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, discount stores, department stores and factory outlets are among the main retail store formats.

3. Retail & Wholesale Global Market Report Characteristics • Retail stores sell food products, durable goods such as appliances, electronics, furniture and sporting goods. They also sell soft goods or consumables such as clothing, fabrics, footwear, cosmetics, medicines and stationery. Some retail stores sell contemporary art, books, handicrafts, musical instruments, stationary and gift items. For big-ticket items such as automobiles, retailers known as dealers have exclusive rights to sell a brand in a designated area. In these cases the distribution channel normally bypasses wholesalers. • Multistore retailers such as supermarket chains procure in bulk directly from manufacturers or may commission production of 'own brand' goods. The goods are then delivered to the chain's local branches. These chains may also procure agricultural products directly from farmers or commission the growth and harvesting of the crop.

4. Key Trends in the Retail & Wholesale Global Market Report • E-commerce Stores Setting up Offline Stores – In 2014, many e-commerce retailers started offline stores. Birchbox, an e-commerce store opened its first physical store in Soho and companies like Bonobos and Warby Parker doubled the number of their brick and mortar stores in 2014. E-commerce retailers setting up offline stores are good news for brick and mortar concept because it validates the need for physical stores. • Mobile will continue to grow – Mobile usage will not slow down going forward, while smart phones and tablets are expected to play bigger roles in shopping. Services such as mobile ordering will increase and larger companies such as BJ’s Restaurant and Chipotle are implementing this but solutions like Mobi2Go enable SMBs to use these services. Usage of mobile wallets such as Google, Soft card and Apple will increase and the companies can expect less card swiping and cash handling and more phone-scanning in future.

5. Retail & Wholesale Global Report Market Size • The total value of the retail & wholesale market globally in 2014 was $24,725 billion. Related to a world population of more than 7 billion in 2014 this equates to about $3,532 per person globally. Given that World Domestic Product was approximately $78 trillion in 2014, the industry accounts for up about 31.7% of the global economy. • In 2014 total retail sales for China were $2.83 trillion and for India $925 billion. • Online retail sales account for roughly 5.9% of total sales, or $1.316 trillion. China and the USA are the world’s biggest e-commerce markets, with their combined sales totaling more than 55% of the world's online retail sales in 2014.

6. Retail & Wholesale Global Market Report Segmentation • The largest market segments in the retail & wholesale market as of 2014 were wholesale, motor vehicle and parts dealers, food and beverage stores and other retail. • Wholesale was the largest segment in the retail & wholesale market with a 40% share of the global market worth about $8,383 billion. • Motor vehicle and parts dealers were the second largest segment with 26.5% of the market worth about $6,550 billion. • Food and beverage stores were the third largest segment with 15.6% of the market worth about $3,852 billion.

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8. Retail & Wholesale Global Market Report Description • Retail & Wholesale Global Market Report from the Business Research Company covers market characteristics, trends, size and growth, segmentation, regional breakdown, competitive landscape, market shares, company profiles, value chain, customer analysis and key strategies for this market. • A concise executive summary highlights the most important insights and information on the market. • The market characteristics section of the report defines the market in technical terms, including key sub categories or segments such as Used and Second hand Goods, Scrap, Other Retail, General Merchandise Stores. • Drivers and Restraints looks at the external factors supporting and controlling the growth of the Retail & Wholesale market.

9. Retail & Wholesale Global Market Report Scope • Markets Covered: Used and second hand Goods, Scrap, Other Retail, General Merchandise Stores, Food And Beverage Stores, Motor Vehicle And Parts Dealers and Wholesale Trade. • Companies Mentioned: Wal-Mart, Carrefour, Tesco, Metro, Kroger, Costco, Schwarz, Aldi, Walgreen and The Home Depot. • Global scope: Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, India, Japan, Nigeria, Russia, Spain,Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, plus major regions, Europe, Americas, Middle East, Africa and Asia.

10. Retail & Wholesale Global Market Report Scope • Time series: five years historic and forecast. • Data: Market in $ millions and units, average operating and net margins and cost of capital. • Data segmentations: regional, market share of competitors, key sub segments. • Analytical frameworks: BCG Matrix, Value Chain, Porter’s Five Forces, Four P’s of marketing strategy. • Expert Interviews: summaries of five or more interviews with leading experts in the Retail And Wholesale market. • Sourcing and Referencing: Referencing of all data and analysis throughout the report with end notes.

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12. Retail & Wholesale Global Market Report - Table of Contents • Retail and Wholesale Global Market Report • Retail and Wholesale Market Characteristics • Product Description • Uses • Users • Value Chain • Raw Materials • Production and Technologies • Distribution • Marketing • Retail and Wholesale Drivers and Restraints • Drivers • Restraints • Retail and Wholesale Future Developments

13. Retail & Wholesale Global Market Report - Table of Contents • Retail and Wholesale Market Financials • 5 Years Historic Market Value ($ millions) • 5 Years Historic Market Volume • 5 Years Forecast Market Value ($ millions) • 5 Years Forecast Market Volume • Average Net And Operating Margins • Average Cost Of Capital • Retail and Wholesale Market Segmentation • Sub Market Segmentation • Used and Second hand Goods, Scrap, Other Retail, General Merchandise Stores, Food And Beverage Stores, Motor Vehicle And Parts Dealers and Wholesale Trade. • End Customer Segmentation

14. Retail & Wholesale Global Market Report - Table of Contents • Retail and Wholesale Market Regional Overview • Global Overview • Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom, Rest of Europe- Market Size • Americas, Brazil, United States, Rest of Americas- Market Size • Middle East, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Rest of Middle East- Market Size • Africa, Nigeria, South Africa, Rest of Africa- Market Size • Asia, Australia, China, India, Japan, Rest of Asia- Market Size • Retail and Wholesale Competitive Landscape • Competitive Market Structure • Porter’s five forces analysis • Market Shares • Company Profiles • Wal-Mart, Carrefour, Tesco, Metro, Kroger, Costco, Schwarz, Aldi, Walgreen and The Home Depot.

15. Retail & Wholesale Global Market Report - Table of Contents • Retail and Wholesale Customer Information • End User Groups • Preferences • Behaviours • Retail and Wholesale Market Suggested Strategies • Placement • Positioning • Price • Product • Interview Summaries • Appendix • Methodology

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