Home Trade III

Commerce SSS1 Second Term

WEEK  3

Home Trade III

Performance Objectives

The student should be able to:

     1. Mention the characteristics of large scale and small scale retailers.

     2. Give three advantages and disadvantages of large scale and small scale retailers.

Content

Characteristics of Large scale retailing

The followings are some of the common characteristics of large scale retailing.

1. It deals with a variety of goods of daily need and makes these goods available to the customers at their convenience.

2. It purchases goods in bulk directly from the manufacturers, thus avoiding middlemen in the process of purchase of goods.

3. It provides service to a large number of customers.

4. The size of the shops/stores is…