The bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods (excluding the transport thereof), enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods from a supermarket, a retail outlet, a wholesale outlet, a distributor outlet, a general merchandise catalogue by mail order, a general merchandise catalogue by means of telecommunications, or from a general merchandise web site in the global communications network; demonstration of goods for promotional purposes; discount services (retail, wholesale or sales promotion services); promotion of fairs for trade purposes; promotional advertising services; promotional marketing; sales promotion services; sales promotion by means of cookery displays and demonstrations (for others); distribution of samples; product sampling; display services for merchandise; franchising services group purchasing, group advertising; administration of the business affairs of franchises; business assistance relating to the establishment of franchises; business development services; business advisory services; business management services; import-export agency services; advisory, consultancy and information services relating to the aforementioned services