A sector with a horizontal nature. “Retail services act as a link between a multitude of upstream and downstream markets, making it a key player in the European economy” points out the document published by the Commission on July 5th, and it is precisely because “any developments in the retail sector thus automatically have knock-on effects in other economic sectors and on their respective actors” that it closely monitors the measures implemented. In its report, the Commission notable focuses on employment conditions, in a chapter entitled “More efficient and fairer retail services for consumers in the internal market.” Indeed, the sector is one of the biggest employers in Europe with 17.4 million employees in retail trade only, mostly women under 30, low-skilled, and part-time (one third).
and it is precisely because “any developments in the retail sector thus automatically have knock-on effects in other economic sectors and on their respective actors” that it closely monitors the measures implemented. In its report, the Commission notable focuses on employment conditions, in a chapter entitled “More efficient and fairer retail services for consumers in the internal market.” Indeed, the sector is one of the biggest employers in Europe with 17.4 million employees in retail trade
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