Retailing formats

Speciality stores
• Narrow product line
• Deep assortment
• High price
• High profit
• Example: Nike, Dominos, Sketchers
Department store
• They have several product lines
• Each operated as a separate department
• Each managed by specialist buyers or merchandisers
• Example: Pantaloons
Supermarket
• They are relatively large
• Provide products at low cost
• Low margin
• High volume
• Self-service operations
• Serves the total needs of food, laundry and household
products
Convenience Stores
• They are relatively small store located near residential areas
• Open for long hours
• Seven days in a week
• Sells products at slightly higher price
Discount stores
• They sell standard merchandise at lower prices
• Lower margins
• Higher volumes
Off –price retailers
• Merchandise is brought at less than regular wholesale prices
• Sold at less than retail
Superstore
• They are about 35000 square feet in area which meet total
needs for routinely purchased goods.
Combination stores
• They are combination of food and drug stores
Hypermarket
• They combine supermarket, discounts and warehouse
retailing
Catalog showrooms
• It consists of broad section of high mark-up, fast moving,
brand name goods at discount prices.