On 9/27/10 1:08 PM, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote:
because not everyone to whom you give money to get something can be considered a retailer. Wikipedia states:"In commerce, a "retailer" buys goods or products in large quantities from manufacturers or importers, either directly or through a wholesaler, and then sells smaller quantities to the end-user. Retail establishments are often called shops or stores. Retailers are at the end of the supply chain."
the wikipedia definition is narrower than actual usage, then. i spent 4+ years as a software developer at a major US bank, and we definitely distinguished between "retail banking" (where customers walked up to teller windows or sat down with agents) and "wholesale banking" (major customers who interacted with us in a distinctly different manner.) which is certainly outside the wikipedia definition...
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