The purpose of this thesis is the connection of two aspects: retail and advertising and to provide general overviews. To foreshadow expected changes in the consumer's behaviour and establish how important the role advertisement constitutes. Research is also focused on direct influence of advertisement on customers. This thesis is composed of both a theoretical and a practical part. The first two chapters of the theoretical part represent a description of basic information about advertising and Czech retail situation. To reach a complex overview on advertising from the retail customer's side, the third chapter of the theoretical part concentrates on the connection of these aforementioned sections. Furthermore, what kind of marketing communic...