Summary


The rule change defines a retail business to mean "the physical location from which the general public may directly purchase merchandise or services associated with the sale of merchandise for personal, business, or household consumption." "Retail Business" includes a showroom, wholesaler, or other type of operation from which a customer would place an order for a consumer good or the merchandise or services associated with it. "Retail Business" does not include distribution centers, the corporate functions associated with retailing, or other activities associated with retailing that may be accomplished from any physical location or that are not dependent on proximity to end consumers for retail sales.