The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods (excluding the transport thereof), enabling customers to view and purchase those goods; retail services (including retail services being provided by means of a global computer network); import-export agencies; catalog shopping services; mail order shopping services; procurement services for others (purchasing goods and services for other businesses); sales promotion for others; demonstration of goods; display services for merchandise; distribution of samples; presentation of goods on communication media, for retail purposes; advertising; online advertising on a computer network; compilation of advertisements for use as web pages on the Internet; advertising by mail order; direct mail advertising; updating of advertising material; dissemination of advertising matter; rental of advertising space; organization of exhibitions for commercial or advertising purposes; organization of trade fairs for commercial or advertising purposes; layout services for advertising purposes; publication of publicity texts; writing of publicity texts; provision of assistance (business) in the establishment and operation of franchises; commercial information and advice for consumers (consumer advice shop); price comparison services; cost price analysis; administrative processing of purchase orders