[Tagging] Proposed tag shop=wholesale

[John Willis]

> On May 9, 2015, at 4:00 AM, Clifford Snow <clifford at snowandsnow.us> wrote:
> 
> 
>> On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 9:04 AM, Andrew MacKinnon <andrewpmk at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I propose to create the tag "shop=wholesale" for stores that sell
>> large quantities of merchandise in bulk, such as Costco and Sam's
>> Club. Many such stores require a membership to join. See
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warehouse_club>. This tag has 320 uses
>> in taginfo already.
> 
> A wholesale merchant sells to retailers and service businesses, usually not to consumers. Warehouse clubs are a better description of Costco and Sam's club. 


+1 price club started out as restaurant and convince store supply. It slowly grew into a consumer outlet.

But there are many stores open to he public that cater to professionals in that business - meaning their *stock* is tailored to the professional vs the consumer - a consumer doesn't have the need nor the knowledge to shop at a professional shop, though they can enter and buy if they want. 

These stores are valuable but uncommon, and are usually really focused on a specific industry. I used to got to an industrial supply store - high end tools, high end consumables, and high-end hardware (bolts, fasteners, etc) that are not house building bolts and screws like you'd find at Home Depot. http://goo.gl/maps/isNqa

That shop is not meant for a consumer, but consumers can shop there.

Costco and SAMs club are totally meant for consumers - they just require a membership. 

Javbw. 



> 
> 
> -- 
> @osm_seattle
> osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us
> OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch
> _______________________________________________
> Tagging mailing list
> Tagging at openstreetmap.org
> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/tagging/attachments/20150509/88ad82f8/attachment.html>