I will be outlining how retail has changed and expanded in size and function areas since the post war. Then I will describe four retailers of there location, size, operations and ownership. My four retailers I have chosen are Tesco, Next, Carphone Warehou

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Jamila Abdulhusein  Unit41  Task1-P1 Task 1- P1- “Provide a definition of retail. Then research four different retailers and their characteristics” In this task I will be outlining how retail has changed and expanded in size and function areas since the post war. Then I will describe four retailers of there location, size, operations and ownership. My four retailers I have chosen are Tesco, Next, Carphone Warehouse and McDonalds. Retail is known to operate from an appropriate location, offering attractive products/services and making sure that there is enough stock for demands. Retailing has changed dramatically since the war by advancements in technology such as online shopping and the invention of self check outs in retail stores. These are quick and faster for customers. Instead of queuing up; or if the store is far they buy over the internet. But on the other hand, customers who don’t mind travelling far for the products and services as larger outlets have developed. Also new formats have appeared for convenience of the retailers such as the companies like McDonald and Subway who are franchises. Some retailers now provide whole ranges of goods which are available online or in the stores themselves. Also, after the war, international ownership and globalisation have became common place for businesses such as sole traders and partnerships businesses. Size, employees, number
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of stores, square footage of outlets and turnoverLocation/type of outletsProduct/services(range on and offline)Tesco PLCTesco is a very large retail business. It has stores in 14 across Asia, Europe and North America. In the UK there are 2,482 stores and 287,669 employees, so in the UK there are over millions and millions of employers and stores.There are 5 types of format of Tesco. One of the formats is Tesco Extra which is the largest and mainly based out of town with 2 floors, a ground floor for food and 1st floor for clothing, electronic and entertainment. This format also has a ...

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