Industrial Safety and Health for Goods and Materials Services - Chapter 3

Ngành thương mại bán lẻ (44 và 45) bao gồm cơ sở tham gia vào hàng hóa bán lẻ, thường không chuyển đổi, và dịch vụ dựng hình ngẫu nhiên để bán hàng hóa. Quá trình bán lẻ là bước cuối cùng trong việc phân phối hàng hóa, các nhà bán lẻ, do đó, tổ chức bán hàng hóa với số lượng nhỏ cho công chúng. Khu vực này bao gồm hai loại chính của các nhà bán lẻ: lưu trữ và nonstore các nhà bán lẻ.
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Industrial Safety and Health for Goods and Materials Services - Chapter 3 3 Retail TradeRetailers provide the public access to the goods and materials they need for everyday living.The retail trade (44 and 45) sector comprises establishments engaged in retailingmerchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental tothe sale of merchandise. The retailing process is the final step in the distribution ofmerchandise; retailers are, therefore, organized to sell merchandise in small quan-tities to the general public. This sector comprises two main types of retailers: storeand nonstore retailers. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)includes the following industries under the retail trade sector: Retail trade (44 and 45) Motor vehicle and part dealers (441000) Automobile dealers (441100) Automotive parts, accessories, and tire stores (441300) Furniture and home furnishing stores (442000) Furniture stores (442100) Home furnishing stores (442200) Electronic and appliance stores (443000) Electronic and appliance stores (443100) Computer and software stores (443120) Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (444000) Building material and supplies dealers (444100) Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (444200) Food and beverage stores (445000)ß 2008 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Grocery stores (445100) Specialty food stores (445200) Beer, wine, and liquor stores (445300) Health and personal care stores (446000) Health and personal care stores (446100) Pharmacies and drug stores (446110) Gasoline stations (447000) Gasoline stations (447100) Clothing and clothing accessories stores (448000) Clothing stores (448100) Shoe stores (448200) Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (448300) Sports goods, hobby, book, musical instrument stores (451100) Sporting goods stores (451110) Book, periodical, and music stores (451120) General merchandise stores (452000) Department stores (452100) Other general merchandise stores (452900) Miscellaneous store retailers (453000) Florist (453100) Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (453200) Used merchandise stores (453300) Other miscellaneous store retailers (453900) Nonstore retailers (454000) Electronic shopping and mail order houses (454100) Vending machine operators (454200) Direct selling establishments (454300)3.1 RETAIL TRADEWholesale and retail trades make up a large part of the nation’s employment andbusiness establishments. In the economy as a whole, retail trade is about 11.6% of allemployment and 12.4% of all establishments. Retail trade employment averaged15,254,900 in 2005. In the retail sector, the three most representative subsectors are motor vehicle andpart dealers; clothing, accessory, and general merchandise stores; and grocery stores.These three are used to describe the general nature and working conditions of theretail trade sector.3.1.1 MOTOR VEHICLE PART DEALERS ANDIt is interesting to note that about half of all workers in this industry have no formaleducation beyond high school. Employment is expected to grow, but will remainsensitive to downturns in the economy. Opportunities should be plentiful in vehiclemaintenance and repair occupations, especially for persons who complete formalautomotive service technician training.ß 2008 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.FIGURE 3.1 A typical automotive dealership. Automobile dealers are the bridge between automobile manufacturers and theU.S. consumers. New car dealers are primarily engaged in retailing new cars, sportutility vehicles (SUVs), and passenger and cargo vans. New car dealers employ 9 outof 10 workers in the industry. Most new car dealers combine vehicle sales with otheractivities, such as providing repair services, retailing used cars, and selling replace-ment parts and accessories. These dealers offer one-stop shopping for customers whowish to buy, finance, and service their next vehicle. On the other hand, stand-aloneused car dealers specialize in used vehicle sales and account for only 1 out of 10 jobsin the industry. By putting new vehicles on the road, dealers can count on aftermar-ket additions, new repair and service customers, and future trade-ins of used vehicles(Figure 3.1). The aftermarket sales department in a new car dealer sells additional services andmerchandise after the vehicle salesperson has closed a deal. Aftermarket salesworkers sell s ...