What does business format mean? How is it divided?

Commercial format is also called "retail format". The retail business forms or sales forms are divided into department stores, supermarkets, large-scale comprehensive supermarkets, convenience stores, specialized markets (theme shopping malls), specialty stores, shopping centers and warehouse-type shopping malls, which is the result of long-term evolution and revolutionary changes in the retail industry.

According to the different combinations of different elements in business activities, such as site selection, scale, store facilities, commodity strategy, price strategy, technical means of sales and provision of additional services, different formats can be distinguished.

Due to the different business forms and sales forms, various retail formats have been formed.

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The commercial format itself does not directly affect the urban commercial structure. The influence of commercial format on urban commercial spatial structure is realized through the location choice of commercial enterprises with different formats.

There are two factors that affect the location choice of commercial enterprises with specific formats. One is the own factors of commercial format, such as location factors (transportation, land price, etc.). ), economies of scale, agglomeration economies, physical facilities and characteristics of commercial goods.

The other is consumer behavior factors, such as consumption preference, consumption quantity and ability to pay, consumption travel mode, consumption psychology and mode.