Retail markets date back to the days of old. In computing the points achieved by retail corporations in California using verifying factors like revenue creation, lifespan and stock range points out that most of these stores have existed in far back as the 1950’s, 70’s and 80’s,

Modern retail stores have wide range of employment opportunities with majors in their workforce existing from fields like: marketing, computer information systems, psychology, interior design,  business, communication, electrical/computer engineering, accounting, finance, management, information technology, English, liberal arts, psychology, drafting and design, nursing, kinesiology, biology, sociology, education, history and graphics design. These stores sometimes extend to different locations with about 1000 to 10 000 employees in each branch.

Places like Corte Madera, Goleta, San Jose, San Diego, Alameda, Manhattan Beach, Oakland, and Watsonville have such retail distribution stores that generate revenue ranging from hundred million to one billion dollars. The organization type of the retail stores are either public or private and the places listed are most times locations of the headquarter branch.

California, according to 2010 United States census, is the most populous state with over 37 million inhabitants. The retail store therefore, welcomes diverse racial backgrounds and different languages as the state accommodates different cultures.

Retail industries are necessarily part of the supply chain as they stand between manufacturers and the consumers. The prices of these retail distribution stores are usually higher than those of the wholesalers due to certain disburses they have to cover for. They usually collate the cost of creating awareness and attraction to final consumers and more while implementing prices to the goods. Also the pricing laws followed by the retail distribution stores in California are according to the California Business and Professions Code Sections.

Most retail distributors make strategic choices of market specialization and the retailing options  in California include household durables, consumer discretionary, textiles, apparel, luxury goods, footwear, food and wine, home furniture, decor, curtains, rugs, gifts, boating supply and fishing retail. Retail stores also have defining attributes that attract customers to purchase their goods instead of proceeding to online stores to make their transactions. Such as the functional capacity of purchased items and the marketing style used. Varying positions also exist in these retail industries such as the position of the president, chief executive officer, chairman of the board, general manager, manager, lead technician, director of retail sales, sales associate, corporate finance analyst, information technology specialist, consultant, logistics supervisor, director of human resources, finance director, planner, creative director, user experience designer, treasurer and so on.

With a minimum wage of 11.00 USD per hour, the salaries attached to these positions in the retail industries in California when compared with one another have a satisfying range. The payment range when checked is about 9.0 to 9.3 percent out of 10. In California, these retail distribution industries treat their employees as required, they offer aids, medical plans with health and wellness programs, health insurance which includes short and long term disability insurance, life insurance, paid time off, and so on to their employees.