Retailing companies are not particularly known to be high margin businesses. In fact during times of economic downturn, they are amongst the worst affected. But a recently released report on the sector shows that there is money to be made in retailing, provided you can find your niche. As seen in the chart, retailing of items such as jewelry, watches and apparels offer the maximum return on capital. This is due to their potential to be branded. On the other hand selling commodities like books and grocery items have never been a very profitable business.


Data source: Technopak report, 2010