Q.Distinguish between single line stores and speciality stores. Can you identify such stores in your locality?

Single line stores deal in a single product line — such as ready-made garments, watches or shoes — keeping a variety of items within that one line, and are usually at a central location.

Speciality shops go narrower still: instead of a whole line, they specialise in one particular type of product within a line — for example children's garments, men's wear, ladies' shoes, or school uniforms — offering a wide choice within that narrow specialisation. …

Single line stores.

• Meaning: These stores deal in a single product line — for example, ready-made garments, watches, or shoes.
• Range: Within that one line they keep a variety of items — different brands, styles, sizes and price ranges — so a customer wanting anything in that line finds a full choice.
• Location: They are usually situated at a central location to draw customers.

Speciality stores.

• Meaning: These go a step narrower. Instead of stocking a whole product line, they specialise in one particular kind of product within a line — for instance children's garments, men's wear, ladies' shoes, toys and gifts, school uniforms, college books, or consumer electronics.
• Range: Within that narrow specialisation they offer a wide choice, so a buyer looking specifically for, say, children's wear finds every option there.
• Popularity: They are increasingly popular, especially in urban areas, and are usually located centrally to attract many customers.

The key difference. A single line store covers a whole line (all watches, all footwear); a speciality store covers only one segment within a line (only children's garments, only school uniforms). The speciality store is the more focused of the two.

Identifying such stores in your locality: …