Matalan is a retail company primarily operating in the clothing and home goods sector, making it part of the tertiary sector of the economy. The tertiary sector encompasses services and retail businesses, distinguishing it from the primary sector (extraction of Natural Resources) and the secondary sector (manufacturing and industry). Matalan focuses on providing products and services directly to consumers.
tertiary
primary 3% secondary 17% tertiary 80%
Secondary and tertiary
secondary
14% primary, 47% secondary, 28% tertiary and 11% Quatary
Primary: 33% Secondary: 15% Tertiary: 52% Same as Philipenis'
asda is secondary
secondary
primary-81% secondary-3% tertiary-16% (includes quaternary industry which is 6% of the tertiary 16%
tertiary
Primary consumers eat primary producers(plant-eaters). Secondary consumers eat primary consumers (meat-eaters) Tertiary consumers eat secondary consumers. Quaternary consumers eat tertiary consumers.
Primary>Secondary relies on secondary to buy the output so it can be processed into finished goods Secondary>Primary relies on primary to extract raw materials for them to process Secondary>Tertiary relies on tertiary to distribute their finished goods to consumers/customers Tertiary>Secondary relies on secondary to supply finished goods for them to sell Primary>Tertiary relies on tertiary to distribute and market their goods to both secondary and consumers Tertiary>Primary relies on primary to use their services and thus provide a source of revenue