Its team of distributors serve more than 1000 wholesalers across the length and breadth of the country who, in turn, serve more than 4,00,000 retailers.

The company owns subsidiaries in eight countries (Italy, the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Portugal and China) and has 50 distributors, serving more than 12,000 retailers worldwide.

Carl Fischer's composers and editors give clinics and sessions all over the country, and the company claims to serve more than 1400 retailers around the world.

Rankings reflect sales at almost 4,000 bookstores plus wholesalers serving 50,000 other retailers (gift shops, department stores, newsstands, supermarkets), statistically weighted to represent all such outlets nationwide.

In the week ended Oct. 29, "The Da Vinci Code" ranked 16th in The Times's statistically weighted survey of almost 4,000 bookstores and wholesalers serving 50,000 other retailers.

Rankings reflect sales figures, for the week ending May 10, at 3,985 bookstores plus wholesalers serving 60,000 other retailers, statistically weighted to represent sales in all such outlets nationwide.

Rankings reflect sales, for the week ended May 6, at almost 4,000 bookstores plus wholesalers serving 50,000 other retailers, statistically weighted to represent all such outlets nationwide.

Baesa plans to operate 12 bottling plants in southern South America and to control a distribution system serving 400,000 retailers, including stores, restaurants and bars.

Barclaycard, which serves 90,000 retailers, is planning to add 0.1pc to its existing card sales charges for retailers that do not comply with the rules, on top of charging for compliance checks through assessor SecurityMetrics.

Rankings reflect sales figures, for the week ending March 5, at 3,050 bookstores and wholesalers serving 28,000 other retailers (gift shops, department stores, newsstands, supermarkets), statistically weighted to represent sales in all such outlets nationwide.