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Retailing
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Retailing | selling of products to the customer |
| Products | goods and services that have monetary value |
| Goods | tangible items that are made, manufactured, or grown |
| Services | Intangible things that people do for us that make us feel better or enhance our lives |
| Retail Customer | Purchaser of goods and services from retailers |
| Manufacturer | business that makes or produces a good for sale |
| Channel of distribution | Path merchandise takes from where it is made to the consumer |
| Direct Channel | path that leads directly from manufacturer to consumer |
| Indirect Channel | path that follows more than one step |
| Wholesaler | one who buys large quantities of product and then resells it in smaller quantities to retailers |
| Producer Channel | manufacturer also owns its retail stores; product goes from manufacturer to retail store to customer |
| Distribution | Deciding where and to whom products need to be sold to reach the final users |
| Financing | Getting the money necessary to operate a business |
| Marketing Information Management | Getting info. to make sound business decisions |
| Pricing | how much to change to maximize profits |
| Promotion | communicating with potential customers to inform, persuade, or |