February 2025

Advantages and disadvantages of small scale retailers

By |2025-02-12T09:19:10+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Small scale traders at Mbare Musika. Image credit skyscapercity.com Small scale traders at Mbare Musika. Image credit skyscapercity.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Retail Trade: Advantages and Disadvantages of small scale retailers

Advantages of small scale retailers to Consumers

  •  open for long hours or even during holidays
  • sell a variety of goods
  • cater for individual tastes
  • sell […]
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Send a basket

By |2025-02-12T09:36:48+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Ecoshopper. Image credit techzim.co.zw Ecoshopper. Image credit techzim.co.zw ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Retail Trade: Send a Basket.

Send a basket

  • the service is offered by cash and carry wholesalers with many branches throughout the country
  • used when a sender wants to purchase for someone located in in another area
  • the service is provided […]
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Radio Media

By |2025-02-12T09:02:53+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

 

Radio. Image credit sony.com Radio. Image credit sony.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Advertising: Radio

Radio

  • Provides sound
  • Has a personal impact on people’s emotions
  • Has a wide (usually national) coverage.
  • Advertisements can be repeated and timed.
  • The producer can target specific audiences for example certain advertisements can be flighted during certain programs that can appeal […]
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Advantages and Disadvantages of a trader owning their fleet of vehicles

By |2025-02-12T09:18:11+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Transport|

A fleet of bakery trucks owned by Innscor Africa. Image credit innscorafrica.com A fleet of bakery trucks owned by Innscor Africa. Image credit innscorafrica.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Transport: Advantages and Disadvantages of a trader owning their fleet of vehicles

Advantages to a trader of operating own fleet of vehicles.

  • Goods […]
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Business Reply services and Post Restante

By |2025-02-12T09:34:18+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Business Reply service. Image credit easyenvelopes.com Business Reply service. Image credit easyenvelopes.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Communication: Business Reply services and Post Restante

Business reply service.

  • The service is used in market research:
  • to encourage responses.
  • The respondent does not pay postage or the postage is already prepaid by sender.
  • The sender first obtains […]
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Functions of Wholesale trade: To the retailers and consumers

By |2025-02-12T09:13:27+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Wholesale shop. Image credit enforcecoveragegroup.com Wholesale shop. Image credit enforcecoveragegroup.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Wholesale Trade: Functions of Wholesale trade:To the retailers and consumers

To the retailer

  • The wholesaler:
  • Buys in bulk from several manufacturers and producers.
  • Breaks bulk for retailers i.e. sells goods to retailers in smaller quantities.
  • Provides retailers with a wider […]
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Bonded warehouses and International Trade

By |2025-02-12T09:29:37+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMRA's bonded warehouse at Chirundu Border Post. Image credit zimboguide.co.zw ZIMRA’s bonded warehouse at Chirundu Border Post. Image credit zimboguide.co.zw ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Bonded warehouses and International Trade

Why customs authorities control bonded warehouses

  • Bonded warehouses are used to store […]
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Functions of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair ( ZITF)and Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA)

By |2025-02-12T09:45:01+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZITF exhibition. Image credit radiodialogue.com ZITF exhibition. Image credit radiodialogue.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Functions of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair ( ZITF)and Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA)

Functions of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair ( ZITF)

  • The fair is advertised extensively both locally and internationally.
  • Facilitates trade between Zimbabwean and Foreign companies.
  • Enables local and […]
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Multinational Companies

By |2025-02-12T09:06:48+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Delta is a local example of an MNC. Image credit Nehandaradio.com Delta is a local example of an MNC. Image credit Nehandaradio.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Business Organisations: Multinational Companies

Features

  • Also known as Trans-national companies.
  • They are found in the private sector.
  • They are large limited liability businesses which have:
  • subsidiaries operating in other […]
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