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| Anchor stores | The stores that are the attractions that draw customers to shopping centers and malls |
| Boutiques | Small, stand-alone shops or areas within larger stores that sell unusual, limited quantity apparel, accessories, or decorative items. |
| Branch stores | Small retail stores owned and operated by a parent store; may be located in suburbs or other urban areas; receive merchandise and operation instructions from the original store. |
| Chain stores | A group of stores owned, managed, merchandised, and controlled by a central office. |
| Discount stores | Mass merchandisers that sell at lower-than-average prices. |
| Factory outlets | Discount stores that are manufacturer owned and operated. |
| Flagship stores | “Parent” or main stores originally located in a central business district. |
| Franchise stores | Retail establishments in which a firm or an individual buys the right to use a famous or established name or trademark in a specified trading area. |
| Junior department stores | Small department stores with limited assortments of apparel, housewares, gifts, and household textiles. |
| Mail-order retailing | Selling merchandise through catalogs distributed to customers. |
| Non-store retailing | Selling without a conventional store facility; includes mail-order catalog sales, telecommunication retailing, and in-home selling. |
| Off-price discounters | Discount stores that sell brand name or designer merchandise at lower-than-normal prices. |
| Specialty stores | Retailers that sell limited classifications of merchandise. |
| Telecommunication retailing | Selling merchandise using communication devices; includes television retailing and computer (Internet) retailing. |
