Answer:
Retail trade is carried on both at small scale and large scale. Small scale retailers are either mobile traders (itinerants) or fixed shops. Mobile Traders or Itinerants These retailers have no fixed place of business. They move from place to place and sell articles of daily use near to consumers. These include the following:
Explanitaion:
1. Hawkers: A hawker moves about in residential localities. He carries his goods in a hand cart or bicycle. He deals in low-priced goods of daily use. E.g. combs, toys, soaps, mirrors, bangles, vegetables, fruits, ice-cream, etc. Read more on Sarthaks.
2. Peddlers: A peddler also moves from house to house and sells articles of daily use. But he carries his wares on his head or on the back of a mule. Read more on Sarthaks.
3. Cheap Jacks:A cheap jack hires a small shop in a residential locality for a temporary period. He shifts his business from one locality to another depending on the availability of customers. He deals in low-priced household articles. Read more on Sarthaks.
4. Pavement dealers or Street Traders: A pavement dealer displays his wares on footpath and outside public places such as railway station, bus stand, cinema, temple, etc. He sells low priced articles like newspapers, magazines, fruits, vegetables, footwear to the passersby. He is also called street trader. Read more on Sarthaks.
5. Market Traders:
A market trader sells goods at weekly markets when the shops are closed for weekly holiday. He displays goods outside the closed shops. He deals in lowpriced articles of daily use. He may also set up stalls on fairs and exhibitions. Fixed Shops (Small Scale Retail Shops) Small scale retail shops are the most popular form of retail trade. Read more on Sarthaks.
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