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Chain of production (Channels of Distribution (Retailer (Types of…

- - - - Buys in bulk
      - Pays cash immediately
      - Stores goods
      - Provides information on customer trends
    - - Breaks bulk into smaller amounts
      - Gives credit
      - Provides a variety of goods
      - Lets retailer know what's new
  - - - Goods
        
        Butchers
        
        Grocers
        
        Punlicans
        
        Garages
      - Services
        
        Hairdressers
        
        Banks
        
        Insurance
        
        Brokers
    - - Sell goods and services in a suitable location which is convenient to customers
      - Sell a variety of goods in suitable quantities
      - Give advice and personal sevices
      - Provide feedback to manufacturers on customer needs
    - - Unit shops
        
        Small independent shops which set up close to housing estates
        
        Open long hours and often provide credit
        
        Usually staffed by family members
      - Voluntary groups
        
        Independent shops which come which come together to buy in bulk, so as to compete with supermarketq
      - Supermarkets
        
        Self-service shops which provide a wide variety of goods
        
        They sell for cash
      - Department stores
        
        Have a number of different sections selling different products or service
      - Shopping centres
        
        Offer 'one-step shopping'. They have a variety of shops with car parks and restaurants etc.
      - Vending machines
        
        Offer goods on a 24 hour basis
      - Mail order firms
        
        Offer goods for sale using the postal system
      - Multiple shops
        
        These are a number of shops owned by the one owner
    - - Greater use of technology
      - In store bank-linking facilities
      - Increase in a number of convenience shops
      - Increase availability of 'green' products which are friendly to the environment and a tax on plastic bags
      - Growth in the number of international retailers
      - E-commerce: the buying and selling of goods and services on the internet
- - - - Agriculture
        
        Crops
        
        Milk
        
        Cattle
        
        Sheep
        
        Pigs
        
        Wool
      - Mining
        
        Coal
        
        Salt
        
        Iron
        
        Cropper
        
        Zinc
        
        Other minerals
      - Forestry
        
        Mainly softwood in Ireland
      - Fishing
        
        All types of fish
      - Turf production
        
        Truf
        
        Peat
      - Oil extraction
        
        Crude oil
      - Quarrying
        
        Sand
        
        Gravel
        
        Stone
        
        Marble
  - - - Banking
      - Insurance
      - Transport
      - Communications
      - Retailing
      - Hairdressing
      - Medical
      - Repairs