Non-Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers Global Market Report 2018

The department stores & other general merchandise stores market comprises establishments selling a wide variety of products such as housewares, furniture, consumer electronics, toiletries, toys, greeting cards, plastic wares, hardware, jewelry items, shoes, kitchen appliances, clothes, readymade garments, bakery, music world, gift items, cell phones, home appliances, cooking wares, furniture, sports equipment, frozen food and grocery items. They operate from fixed point-of-sale locations with equipment and staff capable of retailing a large variety of goods from a single location. The department stores & other general merchandise stores market in this report is segmented into department stores and other general merchandise stores.

The E-commerce and other ecommerce & other non-store retailers’ industry includes selling of goods over the internet and outside stores and shops. The industry includes online sales of goods, merchandising through the broadcasting of infomercials, broadcasting and publishing of direct-response advertising, publishing of paper and electronic catalogs, door-to-door solicitation, in-home demonstration, portable stalls, and vending machines. E-commerce is the largest and fastest growing segment in this market and is becoming a dominant channel for generating sales in the retail industry. It also includes mail-order houses, vending machine operators, home delivery sales, door-to-door sales, party plan sales, electronic shopping, and sales through portable stalls such as street vendors. This industry includes companies generating sales through direct sales channels and newspaper delivery service providers.

Retailers provide the service of making goods available to consumers in convenient quantities and locations. Retailing involves buying from wholesalers or direct from manufacturers, breaking bulk, displaying goods for sale either physically or online, and sometimes delivery. Wholesalers are independent organizations in the distribution channel that buy in bulk and sell to resellers rather than to consumers. Both retailers and wholesalers take ownership of the goods and so bear the risk of carrying inventory. They also reduce the total number of transactions required for the process of transferring goods from manufacturers to consumers. Retailers market in this report is segmented into specialty retailers, department stores & other general merchandise stores and ecommerce & other non-store retailers.

The use of analytics in the wholesale trade market enhances efficiency by anticipating future demand of the customer. Predictive analytics uses the past data to predict the future events. Some of the applications where wholesale trade companies use predictive analytics are to project customer profitability, model business scenarios and improve marketing campaigns. For instance, HD Smith, a pharmaceutical wholesale distributor, implemented analytics to streamline their operations, manage their inventory and perform profitability analysis. The wholesale trade market comprises establishments in wholesaling merchandise and rendering services after the sale of merchandise. Wholesale trade comprises purchasing, storing and selling the goods to retailers, professional authorities or to other wholesalers. Wholesale trade market in this report is segmented into durable goods merchant wholesalers, non-durable goods merchant wholesalers, and wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers.

The wholesale trade market comprises establishments in wholesaling merchandise and rendering services after the sale of merchandise. Wholesale trade comprises purchasing, storing and selling the goods to retailers, professional authorities or to other wholesalers. Wholesale trade market in this report is segmented into durable goods merchant wholesalers, non-durable goods merchant wholesalers, and wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers.

Retailers provide the service of making goods available to consumers in convenient quantities and locations. Retailing involves buying from wholesalers or direct from manufacturers, breaking bulk, displaying goods for sale either physically or online, and sometimes delivery. Wholesalers are independent organizations in the distribution channel that buy in bulk and sell to resellers rather than to consumers. Both retailers and wholesalers take ownership of the goods and so bear the risk of carrying inventory. They also reduce the total number of transactions required for the process of transferring goods from manufacturers to consumers. Retailers market in this report is segmented into specialty retailers, department stores & other general merchandise stores and ecommerce & other non-store retailers.

The department stores & other general merchandise stores market comprises establishments selling a wide variety of products such as housewares, furniture, consumer electronics, toiletries, toys, greeting cards, plastic wares, hardware, jewelry items, shoes, kitchen appliances, clothes, readymade garments, bakery, music world, gift items, cell phones, home appliances, cooking wares, furniture, sports equipment, frozen food and grocery items. They operate from fixed point-of-sale locations with equipment and staff capable of retailing a large variety of goods from a single location. The department stores & other general merchandise stores market in this report is segmented into department stores and other general merchandise stores.

Durable goods merchant wholesalers sell durable goods to other businesses. This industry comprises establishments involved in wholesaling durable products, such as furniture, motor vehicles, electrical and electronic goods, construction materials, sporting goods, etc. Merchant wholesalers take the title of goods they sell. Durable goods have a life expectancy of more than three years.