My understanding is that the main difference is that wholesale florists sell large quantities of flowers to large customers, which can include retail florists, or for large events, such as weddings. Retail florists tend to sell smaller quantities of flowers, usually to individual customers. A great example of a wholesale florist that I work with is www.danisaflowers.com/.
wholesale sells to businesses, retail sells to public.
Retail are sales direct to the consumer and wholesale is when you sell to a distributor who then resells.
Wholesale is a couple cents cheaper
Wholesale banking is the business transactions that go on between banks. Retail banking has to do with direct customers of the bank.
Basically, retail travel is traveling by singles while wholesale travel is traveling by bulk or by many.
There is a large difference between wholesale and retail prices for any product. Wholesale price are much lower so the retailer is able to markup the price and make a profit off the sale of the item.
The difference between retail and wholesale banking is much like the difference between retail and wholesale food procurement. The methods are very similar however, it is necessary to be well educated in the industry to insure getting the best product at the best price. Retail is for consumers, wholesale is for the industry.
A wholesale mortgage is done through a broker who then originates it with the bank that funds the loan. A retail mortgage is originated directly with the bank that will fund the transaction.
A wholesale license enables businesses to purchase from manufacturers. A retail license enable business owners to sell goods and services to consumers.
Wholesale: This is the selling process in which the bulk of unit purchase only can be done with lesser price in compared to maximum retail price. Retail Sale: This is the selling process in which a single or bulk units purchase can be done with maximum retail price.
The main difference between wholesale and retail sales, is that wholesale is done in large quantity, to dealers, and retail is then done in smaller quantity to individual customers. So when something is done in large quantity it can metaphorically be called wholesale. If you copy one paragraph, that is small scale copying, but if you copy a whole book, that is wholesale copying.
Wholesale - selling to other businesses Retail - selling to consumers Consumers - general public