Retailer definition
We consider retailer to mean business premises where there is the sale of goods, or provision of certain services to visiting members of the public and where this is the main focus of the business.
1. Properties that are being used for the sale of goods to visiting members of the public including:
- shops, such as florist, bakers, butchers, grocers, greengrocers, jewellers, stationers, off licence, chemists, newsagents, hardware stores and supermarkets
- charity shops
- opticians
- post offices
- furnishing shops/display rooms, such as carpet shops, double glazing and garage doors
- car/caravan show rooms
- second hard car lots
- markets
- petrol stations
- garden centres
- art galleries - where art is for sale/hire
2. Properties that are being used for the provision of the following services to visiting members of the public:
- hair and beauty services, such as hairdressers nail bars, beauty salons and tanning shops
- shoe repairs/key cutting
- travel agents
- ticket offices, such as in theatres
- dry cleaners
- launderettes
- PC/TV/domestic appliance repair
- funeral directors
- photo processing
- tool hire
- car hire
3. Properties that are being used for the sale of food and/or drink to visiting members of the public including:
- restaurants
- takeaways
- sandwich shops
- coffee shops
This list is intended as a guide and is not exhaustive. Where particular properties not listed are broadly similar in nature to those above we will consider whether they should be treated as retail.