Retail are sales direct to the consumer and wholesale is when you sell to a distributor who then resells.
A wholesale license enables businesses to purchase from manufacturers. A retail license enable business owners to sell goods and services to consumers.
My understanding is that the main difference is that wholesale florists sell large quantities of flowers to large customers, which can include retail florists, or for large events, such as weddings. Retail florists tend to sell smaller quantities of flowers, usually to individual customers. A great example of a wholesale florist that I work with is www.danisaflowers.com/.
A retail company will sell to individual customers (shoppers). An example are the shops on the high street and supermarkets, etc.A wholesale company sells stock to the retail companies, who then sells their stock on to individual customers.Some companies will sell to anyone, and will often advertise that they are a 'wholesale and retail' company.
As a wholesale dealer, you can sell the car for any price the market will bear. Be that wholesale price, up to retail and even higher. Bascially you are a used car dealer, and not a retail dealer as in a manufacture dealership. There is no limitation on the price you can sell a car for other than the free market system. Supply and demand.
Big pharmaceutical stores always sell Viagra in wholesale. Street corner pharmacies sell them in retail.
A wholesale business sells in bulk, at low prices, sometimes to the general public, sometimes not. A Retail business sells to the general public at retail prices, which are a lot higher than wholesale prices, but people can buy just one if that's all they need. A distribution business does not sell to the general public. They only sell to retail stores. Many manufacturers do not sell to the general public but get their goods to the public by selling in large quantity (5,000 pieces and up) to distributors, who then sell it in smaller quantity to retail stores.
The antonym for wholesale is retail.
May or may not be. If they sell primarily direct to the public (ie with a 'shop front', then they are retail but if they sell their products to other shops or though a supermarket, then they are classified as wholesale.
A wholesale dealer sells goods to retailers who sell the goods (stock) in their shops. A retailer is someone who sells the goods to members of the public - customers. Some wholesalers will also sell to the public - wholesale and retail.
Coach handbags are a quality designer brand and purchasing them at wholesale prices means a large saving on retail prices. Noble Designers is one company who sell at wholesale prices,
Target is retail