Primark Business Structure
Lewis Higlett
12173530 FH106
Retail project
Alex Mortby
Contents
Structure and organisation in the retail sector.
The retail sector is at the end of the supply chain and it is where the product gets sold to the consumer, this is also known as the tertiary sector. Retailers tend to buy in large quantities from the manufactures to get lower prices which mean they can get a better profit when it is sold on.
The retail sector is changing because of technology, for example most companies have gone to the ‘clicks n’ bricks’ method. This means that they are using both a store and an online website also known as e-tailing. There are some companies that only trade online as it is a cheaper …show more content…
Primark tend to have more staff in the store depending on the time of year and their busiest times.
References
Barbara Farfan. (). Retail Definition. Available: http://retailindustry.about.com/od/glossary/g/retailterminolo.htm. Last accessed 25 october 2013.
The Guardian. (12/09/2013). UK online grocery sales forecast to double amid shakeup of retail market. Available: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/sep/12/uk-online-grocery-sales-forecast-to-double-retail-shakeup. Last accessed 31st Oct 2013.
World of Work . (November 2010 ). The job Market . Available: http://www.wowbc.co.uk/showcontent.php?id=153. Last accessed 31st Oct 2013.
Ellis-Chadwick. (2012). Internet retailing: the past, the present and the future. Available: http://oro.open.ac.uk/24815/2/. Last accessed 31st Oct 2013.
IMIS. (2013). Customer Service Policy Statement. Available: http://www.imis.org.uk/customer_service_policy. Last accessed 31st Oct 2013.
Karen Collins. (2009). Distribution Channels. Available: http://www.web-books.com/eLibrary/NC/B0/B66/074MB66.html. Last accessed 7th Nov
12173530 FH106
Retail project
Alex Mortby
Contents
Structure and organisation in the retail sector.
The retail sector is at the end of the supply chain and it is where the product gets sold to the consumer, this is also known as the tertiary sector. Retailers tend to buy in large quantities from the manufactures to get lower prices which mean they can get a better profit when it is sold on.
The retail sector is changing because of technology, for example most companies have gone to the ‘clicks n’ bricks’ method. This means that they are using both a store and an online website also known as e-tailing. There are some companies that only trade online as it is a cheaper …show more content…
Primark tend to have more staff in the store depending on the time of year and their busiest times.
References
Barbara Farfan. (). Retail Definition. Available: http://retailindustry.about.com/od/glossary/g/retailterminolo.htm. Last accessed 25 october 2013.
The Guardian. (12/09/2013). UK online grocery sales forecast to double amid shakeup of retail market. Available: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/sep/12/uk-online-grocery-sales-forecast-to-double-retail-shakeup. Last accessed 31st Oct 2013.
World of Work . (November 2010 ). The job Market . Available: http://www.wowbc.co.uk/showcontent.php?id=153. Last accessed 31st Oct 2013.
Ellis-Chadwick. (2012). Internet retailing: the past, the present and the future. Available: http://oro.open.ac.uk/24815/2/. Last accessed 31st Oct 2013.
IMIS. (2013). Customer Service Policy Statement. Available: http://www.imis.org.uk/customer_service_policy. Last accessed 31st Oct 2013.
Karen Collins. (2009). Distribution Channels. Available: http://www.web-books.com/eLibrary/NC/B0/B66/074MB66.html. Last accessed 7th Nov