Retail understanding and AX Retail

Clearly, we can see focus shift in the Microsoft product (Dynamics AX) towards Retail industry. In this post, I will try to put forward the understanding of Retail industry and map how Dynamics AX is placed in order to support Retail. What is "Retail"? Retail is the sale of goods to the public in relatively small quantities for use or consumption rather than for resale. Or we can also say, It is the process of selling consumer goods and/or services to customers through multiple channels of distribution to earn a profit. According to Wiki , the top ten Retailers are as below. Maybe this helps in understanding what is a Retail industry is all about. Worldwide Top Ten Retailers Rank Company Country of Origin 1 Walmart United States 2 Tesco United Kingdom 3 Costco United States 4 Carrefour France 5 Kroger United States 6 Amazon.com United States ...