Shopping mall - Kaimawariten

Japanese: 買回り店 - かいまわりてん
Shopping mall - Kaimawariten

… Retailing is the process of selling goods manufactured by producers to consumers, but in reality, there are many types of goods manufactured, and their quality and content vary widely, so various different types of retailing are necessary to fully fulfill this retail function. For example, local stores are responsible for the retail function of daily necessities such as food, medicines, and daily necessities, while shopping malls are responsible for the retail function of products that consumers compare the quality and price of each time they purchase, such as ornaments, furniture, and home appliances, and specialty stores are responsible for the retail function of luxury goods with limited quality, such as precious metals, jewelry, specialized hobby items, and some sporting goods. The retail functions performed by each store are also differentiated according to the store's operating format. Department stores primarily sell a wide variety of products at a wide range of prices, from mid-range to high-end goods, while large supermarkets sell standardized products, primarily mid-range goods, discount stores sell mass-produced low-priced goods, while supermarkets primarily sell food products, and chain stores sell a variety of products in a limited range of categories. A wide variety of stores are developed to suit the region, people's income, and population differences, and each type of store fulfills its own retail function.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "mobile shopping stores" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 生産者が製造した商品を最終的に消費者に販売するのが小売であるが,現実には製造される商品の種類は多数であり,またその品質や内容も多岐にわたるため,この小売機能を十分に果たすためには種々の異なる形態の小売形態が必要となる。たとえば最寄店は食料品,医薬品,日用雑貨のような日常生活の必需品の小売機能を担当し,買回り店は装飾品,家具,家電製品のように消費者がその品質や価格をそのたびごとに比較して購入する商品の小売機能を,専門店は貴金属,宝石,特殊な趣味品あるいは一部のスポーツ用品などのように品質の限定された高級品の小売機能を担当している。また店舗の営業形態によっても担当される小売機能は分化されており,百貨店は主として中級品から高級品にいたる幅の広い価格の商品をあらゆる種類にわたって販売するという小売機能を,大型スーパーは中級品を主体とした標準化商品を,ディスカウント・ストアは大量生産された低価格商品の量販という機能を,さらにスーパーマーケットは食料品を主体とした小売機能を,チェーン・ストアは商品部門を限定した各種商品の小売機能をというように,各地域,人々の所得,人口差に合わせた多様な店舗が展開されて,それぞれの小売機能を果たしている。…

※「買回り店」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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