Spain Distribution Channels

Retail industry sector encompasses companies and individuals that are engaged in selling products to consumers. As the biggest economy in the world, retail industry in the U.S. is one of the biggest industries in the world with total sales of nearly $5 trillion in 2016 as per www.census.gov. National retail foundation’s report mentions retail industry as the largest private sector employer in the United states with about 15 million people working in the industry. Retail industry in the united states comprises brick and mortar stores and a growing e-commerce sector.

The retail sectors are specializing in the selling of products that the consumers need in specific times and places. However, it is hardly the retailer's responsibility to produce the goods. The retailers just act agents, as they get the products to the consumers. Industrial retailing will focus more on the sale of small quantities of the products to the buyers. Transformational processes are not integrated in the retailing processes, as the retailers neither produce nor manufacture any goods. Initially, retailing was just transacted in stores and shop. Presently, technological upgrades and developments have affected the retailing process positively, leading to the use of electronics to do transactions. In most cases, the retailers will transact with cash specifically during payment of the products (Retail Council of Canada, 2009).

Just across the Strait of Gibraltar is Morocco in North Africa. Spain has 498,980 sq km of land and 6,390 sq km of water making it the 52nd largest country in the world. Spain has tons of plains, mountains and beautiful coastlines. All of Spain typically has very hot summers and cold winters. Their natural resources consist of coal, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc and uranium. Land usage consists of 54.1% of agriculture land and 36.8% of forest. Barley and wheat are the major crops of Spain while rice is also grown. It is worth mentioning that because Spain is one of the largest producers of wine, grape growing is very important and prominent throughout northern Spain (Encyclopedia

The retail industry is a sector of the economy that is comprised of individuals and companies

Spain now has nine levels or divisions of football. The first is called LaLiga, and its home right to the best teams in world and the best players. LaLiga has 20 teams in it, such as, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Seville, and Athletico Madrid. Although, LaLiga is arguably the best league in the world, it isn't the most watched. Spain is host to the most historic and anticipated rivalry in all of world football, El Clasico. It is between FC Barcelona and Real

Retail industry depends on their supplier which thus indicated that supplier within the industry have a high bargaining power. The supply chain agility of chain stores has improved over the past several years, as evidenced by their ability to increase inventory turnover by 2.6% per year between 2002 and 2008. The largest discrepancies between chain and non-chain stores regarding inventory turnover growth occurred in the home electronics and appliance stores, computer and software stores, specialized building materials

It is to the south of France and the east of Portugal. Surrounding the country is the Mediterranean Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Bay of Biscay to the north. The capital and most populated city is Madrid. The only other city in Spain with a population of over 1 million is Barcelona. A major landform in Spain is the Sierra Nevada Mountains which contain Mulhacen, which at 3,481 meters high and is the highest point of the country. One of the biggest tourist attractions in Spain are the Canary Islands which attract approximately 12 million people from all over the

The retail industry has always been a large portion of the U.S. economy. In 2012, the industry had nearly one million stores and accounted for four trillion dollars in revenue. An estimated two-thirds of the U.S. GDP

On one hand, the existence of railroads in general and supporting it financially have essential advantages. Firstly, since there is a number of people, who can not afford the expensive airline tickets, a rail transport is considered to be one of the cheapest opportunities to travel to a specific

The difference in the share of railways in the USA and the EU is due to the geographical distances between cities in the USA and the EU. Railways cost less to operate and have fewer emissions when compared to trucking. Yet, the use of railways is limited for the following reasons: (i) building its infrastructure is very costly; (ii) the long lead time required for developing the infrastructure; (iii) consistent-high-volume of the freight traffic is needed for economic viability; and (iv) the need for trucks for the distribution to the final destinations. Trucks have many advantages over other modes of transportation, especially that they provide last mile delivery. Trucks, as compared to railways, ships, or planes have the most flexibility in reaching a destination, and the upfront

Du Pont has tried to enhance its channel of distribution by providing a large amount of marketing materials to be used on site such as in store demonstration unit. But here again the number of small retailers is a problem to make the impact of such materials noticeable without incurring huge costs. Overall, the retail industry seems to be healthy, as surveys have shown that there is a significant growth in sales. But there does seem to be a problem in the sense the despite growth in sales volume there is no growth in net profit.

The birthplace of the railway has seemed to have fallen behind the rest of the world. High speed trains that are outdated before they are even built and portion of the public resisting even that (for all the wrong reasons).

The waves of globalisation and privatisation have a great impact upon retailing sector, which changed radically over last two decades. In the past Tesco could be content to sell to a local or regional market and make a decent income. In today 's world all successful businesses are going global in order to maximise profits and take advantage of untapped markets. The changes, except of globalisation aspects involve advancements in technology, rise in competitive rivalry, political, legal issues and marketing.

It shows that between 2004 and 2007, total retail growth was only 4.6% while online retail was increased by 130% (The Times 100, NA) (Table 5). With no doubt, it seems more difficult for retail shops to survive, but Lindquist (2002) stated that shoppers prefer to integrate internet shopping with other forms of shopping (Lindquist et al., 2002). The supply chain of Topshop and its changes can help us to understand how retail shops nowadays adjust its position in the

This essay attempts to describe current air freight market conditions, challenges in air freight demand and generate potential solutions to increase air cargo demand. It is divided into four parts: air freight, current demand for air freight, challenges, and potential