The are many parts of the retail industry. Some examples are grocery stores, department stores, furniture stores, shoe stores, appliance stores, and more.
There are many different types of catalog. Perhaps the most popular catalog is a product catalog, that sells merchandise. There are also IT and library catalogs.
stores
Mostly in Libraries.
Examples: an article in a shop, an object in a catalog, a mechanical part, etc.
Examples of terrific holiday catalogs are those given out by ToysRUS, Hickory Farms, and Victoria Secret. If you call or go to their websites, they will be happy to mail you out a catalog.
Quality matching bedroom sets can be bought from furniture stores such as Ikea, as well as some catalog merchants such as Argos. They can even be ordered from eBay.
stores like target and Walmart
McDonalds opening stores in Russia.
gift shop duhs
From stores, traveling peddlers, or ordered from the Sears catalog (no, really- you could order guns and ammo from the catalog)
No, they are competing companies. Both have retail stores, catalog sales, and on-line catalog sites.