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TRADE — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.231.239.250 (talk) 14:28, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Split retail store to a different article.

I believe that retail stores should have their own article as this article is mainly just about retailing as a concept, while retail stores refers to stores that use retailing as a concept. I believe there is a clear enough difference. 2001:FB1:94:1398:C0E:6CA:9EEA:D0F1 (talk) 12:52, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

This article fails to cover the most important part of the retail business model

It's kind of bizarre that this article doesn't actually cover how the retail business model works: namely, buy at lower prices in bulk from wholesalers and then charge a large markup in the retail price shown to consumers to cover the retailer's costs and to turn a profit. Those costs include the cost of its own real estate, plus the cost of securing and caring for the goods during the weeks, months, or years which may be required before a willing buyer wanders in through the front door. And then some units may never sell at a regular price, which is why they end up getting marked down and sold at clearance (or in the case of certain perishable or luxury goods, thrown away). The manufacturer or wholesaler offloads all those risks by selling in bulk many hundreds or thousands of units to the retailer and then can immediately record a profit, while the retailer may have to wait a long time to realize any profit. Coolcaesar (talk) 23:36, 10 March 2024 (UTC)