Wholesale and retail services relating to furniture including domestic and office furniture goods, lounges, dining suites, wall units, desks and accessories; wholesale and retail services relating to carpets including rugs, mats, matting, linoleum, vinyl and other materials for covering existing floors; wholesale and retail services relating to beds and bedroom suites including bedding and mattresses; discount services (retail, wholesale, or sales promotion services); distribution of goods (not being transport services); advertising; marketing; marketing research; administration of the business affairs of retail stores; business management; business administration; office functions; franchising; event management services; import and export services; providing information, including by electronic means and via a global computer network, about all of the aforesaid services