Definition

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Commerce | n. phr.
a group of firms or business associates which act as both wholesalers and retailers, buying directly from manufacturers or producers and selling to the final consumer.

Example

For Spain, the director of Oleoestepa, Álvaro Olavarría Govantes expressed concern for the great distribution role in selling 80% of the total production, limiting the selling spaces for producers.

Additional information

these groups control international distribution by developing different commercial formats and distributor brands. The distribution groups that control the world market are Wal-Mart, Carrefour, Tesco, Metro and Home Depot.