The activity features of trade enterprises

Abstract

The study consists of three different directions. The first is devoted to the perception of trade, the second – to the selection of criteria, and the third – to the comparison of trade enterprises. The authors of the article analysed the perception of trade, termed the main features of trading companies. The empirical study is carried out for trade enterprises located in different countries (including wholesale and retail trade ones). The results of study are useful to management science: the authors provided new insights on trade development and the ability of enterprises to have trade expansion; the features of their activity, which reflect the basic differences of trade enterprises. Due to paper limitations the specifics of trade sector in comparison with other sectors have not been widely revised. The research is based on systematic analysis, statistical methods, aggregation, concretisation, comparison, and the evaluation of the multi–attribute complex proportional assessment of alternatives.