“ ” Why do you think retail outlets were closing so rapidly in 2012? Also what is ‘Non-store retailing’? Discuss?

High street transformed by soaring retail outlets closures  Watch the two below videos; Watch the two below videos;  (2mins 20 sec)  (2mins) Why have retail outlet closures increased in the last 5 years? Discuss

High Street retailers: Who has been hit hardest?

Percentage decrease  Computer Games -45%  Health food -24.7%  Card shops -23.4%  Recruitment -15.1%  General clothes -8.7%  Women's clothes -7.2%  Banks/financial -2.9%  Net change in units in Source: Local Data Company

Retail  “Retail involves a business or person that sells goods to the consumer. A wholesaler sells to a business.”  Types of store Physical Online (eRetailing) Online (eRetailing)

Non-store retailing  Non-store retailing is the selling of goods and services outside the confines of a retail facility.  It is a generic term describing retailing taking place outside of shops and stores (that is, off the premises of fixed retail locations and of markets stands).retailing

Against the clock You have 5 minutes in groups (against the sand timer!) to list: Describe non-store retailing What are the advantages and disadvantages to the consumer of non-store retailing? Now feedback to the class

What advantage do these originations have over their competitors?

Shopping List  Then consider all the stores that have recently opened and closed in your local high street.  Then consider when you last purchased something online. What did you buy? Make a list out of all the products you have purchased in the last month. Where did you buy them?

Task- P4  Describe how two retail businesses operating in different sub-sectors make use of non- outlet retailing. (P4)