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Retail Trade

The Retail Trade sector category includes industries and establishments that focus primarily on providing products and services to retailers. Included in this category are sites covering the retail merchandising industry, retailer resources, suppliers and manufacturers of retailing products, and services that support the industry.

Retailers listed in Business vs. Shopping

Corporate sites for regional, national, and international retail chains, corporations, and holding companies may be listed within Business if they are focused on providing information about the retailer rather than functioning as a consumer shopping destination.

For example, https://corporate.walmart.com/ is WalMart's corporate site, and may be listed in the Business branch. However, https://www.walmart.com/ is their consumer shopping site, and would thus be listed in Shopping.

When a retailer's site functions as both a corporate site and a shopping destination, the site is generally listed only in the Shopping branch (e.g. https://www.landsend.com/).

Sites generally not listed in this category include:

Individual retailers are listed in one of three places, according to the above criteria.
- Business: Those which qualify for a listing in Business are listed according to their industry. For example, sites for major automotive retail chains are listed in Business: Automotive: Retail.
- Shopping: Retailer sites designed as online destinations for distance shopping.
- Regional: Sites for local retail outlets are listed according to the city or town where they are located.
Manufacturers of the goods sold by retailers are listed according to their primary industry within Business. Many are listed in Business: Consumer Goods and Services.

Please submit only sites for associations or other organizations whose scope encompasses retail trade as a whole (for example, retail merchant associations).

Sites for associations of retailers in a specific industry sector (for example, jewelry retailers) should be submitted to the appropriate industry sector category.
Sites for city, town, or neighborhood retailer or general business associations should be submitted to the city or town where they are based.

Associations

Please submit only sites for associations or other organizations whose scope encompasses retail trade as a whole (for example, retail merchant associations).

Sites for associations of retailers in a specific industry sector (for example, jewelry retailers) should be submitted to the appropriate industry sector category.
Sites for city, town, or neighbourhood retailer or general business associations should be submitted to the city or town where they are based.

Conferences

The Retail Trade Conferences category covers conferences, trade shows, and expositions which are for the retail industry as a whole.

Please submit sites for conferences, trade shows, and expositions which are for the retail industry as a whole.

Conferences for a specific industry sector (for example, jewelry retailers) should be submitted to the appropriate industry sector category.
Local conferences should be submitted to the city or town where they are held.

Consulting

This category is for web sites related to consultants specializing in one or more areas of retail trade, and specifically serve retail businesses.

This category comprises web sites about Consulting businesses and individuals specifically serving retailers.

Excluded from this category are:

Businesses and individuals which offer business consulting services in general, not to retailers specifically, are listed in the most appropriate subcategory of Business: Business Services: Consulting.
Businesses and individuals which offer only local services are listed according to geographic location.
Companies which offer Marketing or Advertising consulting are listed in Business: Retail Trade: Marketing and Advertising.

Directories

This category is for directories related to retail trade as a whole.

Please submit only directories where the scope encompasses retail trade as a whole.

Directories of retailers in a specific industry sector (for example, jewelry retailers) should be submitted to the appropriate industry sector category.
Directories of online shopping sites should be submitted to the appropriate Shopping Directory category.
Sites for city, town, or neighbourhood retailer or general business directories should be submitted to the city or town where they are based.

Employment

The Retail category contains sites offering employment opportunities in the retail industry.

Loss Prevention

This category is meant as a resource for retail businesses to research Loss Prevention methods and services.

This category is for sites dealing with loss prevention and security information, products and services, that specifically serve retailers.

Excluded from this category are:

• Businesses and individuals which offer loss prevention services in general, not to retailers specifically, are listed in the appropriate subcategory of Business: Business Services: Fire and Security: Security.

Avoid delays by submitting your site to the single, most appropriate category.

For quicker placement in the directory please follow these Submission Tips:

Title: Name of Business or Organization

Description: This describes the website and should note distinguishing features found on the site without the use of hype, personal pronouns, or repetitive terms.

Marketing and Advertising

This category lists marketing sites targeted to retailers only.

This category comprises web sites about Marketing and Advertising businesses and individuals specifically serving retailers.

Excluded from this category are:

Businesses and individuals which offer advertising and marketing services in general, not to retailers specifically, are listed in the appropriate subcategory of Business: Marketing and Advertising.
Businesses and individuals which offer only local services are listed according to the geographic location.
Companies which offer web design, promotion, and hosting services are listed only in the appropriate subcategory of Computers: Internet: Web Design and Development.

News and Media

The Retail Trade News and Media category covers news services, television or radio programs, newspapers, magazines, and e-zines which deal exclusively with retail trade.

Please submit sites for magazines, newspapers, or other media sources which cover retail trade as a whole.

Media sites focussing on a specific industry sector (for example, jewelry retailers) should be submitted to the appropriate industry sector category.
Local media publications about the retail trade in a city, town, or neighbourhood should be submitted to the city or town where they are based.

Retailers

This category contains informational, not shopping, sites for major retail corporations which operate multiple retail outlets on a national or international level.

Avoid delays! Please follow these submissions guidelines carefully.

Please submit only informational sites for major retail corporations which offer a diverse range of products through a set of retail outlets. DO NOT SUBMIT online shopping sites to this category. They will not be accepted. Online shopping sites should be submitted to the appropriate subcategory here.

Sites not listed in this category include:

Local retail stores are listed according to the city or town where they are located.
Retailer sites designed as online destinations for distance shopping should be submitted to the appropriate Shopping category.

Services

For services provided TO the Retail Industry for the operation and support of a retail business or the support of a particular aspect of retailing.

For example, Merchandising SERVICES, Buying SERVICES etc.

*** NOT FOR SHOPPING SITES, If your product is sold to the General Public, this is NOT the category for your site.

No site is guaranteed placement in the Open Directory, any site still under construction, is submitted to multiple inappropriate categories, uses multiple URL''s for multiple submissions, that consists primarily of affiliate links to products, or is a just "cookie cutter front door" store, will be deleted.

If your product is sold to the General Public, this is NOT the category for your site, and it will be automatically deleted.

Store Fixtures

This category is meant as a resource for retail businesses. Specialty items such as "Retail Cigar Cases", "Seasonal Mall Displays", and other sites that may have very specialized display products.

Technology

This category comprises web sites about Technology Consulting businesses and individuals specifically serving retailers.