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Energy in buildings and Wholesale and retail trade

Wholesale and retail trade depends on energy in buildings.

Energy in buildings (energy) and Wholesale and retail trade (industry): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Industry input

Physical flow · Criticality 3 of 5 · Energy in buildings → Wholesale and retail trade

5 of the enterprise types in Wholesale and retail trade depend on energy in buildings; for the most dependent, it rates 3 out of 5 on criticality.

  • 5 enterprise types depend on it
  • 3 of 5 highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

  • Mall owners and retail real-estate developers: building energy (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Sourcing agents, importers and private-label contract buyers: offices and labs (criticality 2 of 5)
  • Distributors, stockists and carrying-and-forwarding agents: depots (criticality 2 of 5)
  • Cash-and-carry and B2B wholesale platforms: depot lighting and cooling (criticality 2 of 5)
  • Store cleaning, security and facility services: site operations (criticality 1 of 5)

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.