Add to ORKGA retail market in the Czech Republic has registred in last twenty years an unusual growth. A lot of retail companies were established here in our country and very significantly changed current sales network and a Czech shopping behaviour. This thesis is divided into three parts. First part describes elementary concept regarding to trade and retail marketing. Furthermore there is a description of historical evolution of retail in the Czech Republic and discount stores development in foreign countries. Second part is devoted to a Czech retail market and to an analysis in chosen retail chain stores, their marketing activities and key economic indicators. Third part includes a questionnaire research and a survey of in-store communication in a ...