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A grocery store ( AE ), grocery shop ( BE) or simply grocery[ 1] is a foodservice retail store that primarily retails a general range of food products, [ 2] which may be fresh or packaged. In everyday U.S. usage, however, "grocery store" is a synonym for supermarket, [ 3] and is not used to refer to other types of stores that sell groceries.
Place refers to the distribution and warehousing efforts necessary to move a food from the manufacturer to a location where a consumer can buy it. It can also refer to where the product is located in a retail outlet (e.g., the end of an aisle; the top, bottom, or middle shelf; in a special display case, etc.)
A business proposal is a written offer from a seller to a prospective sponsor. Business proposals are often a key step in a complex sales process, where a buyer considers more than price in a purchase.
A straw-man (or straw-dog) proposal is a brainstormed simple draft proposal intended to generate discussion of its disadvantages and to spur the generation of new and better proposals. [ 1] The term is considered American business jargon, [ 2] but it is also encountered in engineering office culture. Often, a straw man document will be prepared ...
Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through a wholesaler, and then sells in smaller quantities to consumers for a profit. Retailers are the final link in the supply ...
Retail geography. Retail geography, or geography of retailing, is the study of where to place retail stores based on where their customers are. The use of retail geography has grown significantly in the past decade as a result of the use of geographic information systems ( GIS ). It first emerged in the United States in the 1960s. [ 1]
Location model (economics) In economics, a location model or spatial model refers to any monopolistic competition model that demonstrates consumer preference for particular brands of goods and their locations. Examples of location models include Hotelling 's Location Model, Salop 's Circle Model, and hybrid variations.
Retail format. The retail format (also known as the retail formula) influences the consumer's store choice and addresses the consumer's expectations. At its most basic level, a retail format is a simple marketplace, that is; a location where goods and services are exchanged. In some parts of the world, the retail sector is still dominated by ...