The document discusses key concepts in retail and supply chain management. It defines goods as tangible physical products transferred from seller to buyer to fulfill needs. It notes retailers sell directly to consumers in small quantities for end use. The supply chain is described as a network of entities that supply raw materials, produce goods, store and distribute products to retailers who bring them to ultimate users. Manufacturers produce goods, wholesalers purchase from manufacturers and sell to retailers in large numbers at lower prices, and retailers sell small quantities directly to consumers. Shopping can involve actually buying products or just browsing options without purchase, known as window shopping.

1. • Goods - Tangible (things which can be seen and touched) physical products which are
transferred from a seller to the buyer (consumer) to fulfill the latter’s need are called as goods
Consumer : A purchaser of a good
Retail : Retail involves the sale of goods from a single point
(malls, markets, department stores etc) directly to the
consumer in small quantities for his end use
Retailer : A business or person who sells goods directly to the
consumer

2. Supply Chain :
Entire network of entities, directly or indirectly interlinked and interdependent in
serving the same consumer or customer. It comprises of vendors that supply
raw material, producers who convert the material into products, warehouses
that store, distribution centers that deliver to the retailers, and retailers who
bring the product to the ultimate user.

3. •Manufacturers - Manufacturers are the ones who are involved in
production of goods with the help of machines, labour and raw
materials.
•Wholesaler - The wholesaler is the one who purchases the
goods from the manufacturers and sells to the retailers in large
numbers but at a lower price. A wholesaler never sells goods
directly to the end users.
•Retailer - A retailer comes at the end of the supply chain who
sells the products in small quantities to the end users as per their
requirement and need.

4. The process of purchasing products by the consumer is called as
shopping. However there are certain cases where shopping does not
always end in buying of products. Sometimes individuals do go for
shopping but return home empty handed. Such a shopping is merely
for fun and is called window shopping. In window shopping, individuals
generally go to the market, check out various options and their prices
but do not buy anything. This kind of shopping helps to break the
monotony