A merchant is understood to be a person who is officially engaged in the activity of commerce. This means that you buy and sell different types of items or services with the aim of making a profit by acting as an intermediary between whoever produces the item or service and who uses it. The role of merchant is one of the most important roles in human society since throughout history it has been the one who has allowed the connection of raw materials with users, offering these many times the possibility of knowing products from other environments or regions.
The main characteristic of the merchant is to buy products or services at a certain price (which can be stipulated in various ways, mainly in money today) to sell it later at a higher price and thus make a profit. In this sense, the job of the merchant is not only to buy and sell, but also to bring to their customers products that otherwise would not be available in the area or that are difficult to access. The basic rule of the merchant is that when buying in bulk (that is, in bulk) the price of the product goes down, while when selling it at retail (in small quantities, usually no more than 5 items per product) the price goes up and the profit is obtained there.
In many respects, the merchant can also work the received product to deliver it for sale with an interest bonus, for example when a merchant buys flowers in bulk and sells them at retail in the form of bouquets and with decorations included.
The figure of the merchant has existed since time immemorial in human societies and was always seen as the person who brought not only products but also cultures that otherwise would never have met. Ancient societies often counted on the contribution of merchants to learn about other communities and to learn about their lifestyle. With the emergence of the capitalist system in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the role of the merchant began to grow and it is today on this type of activities that the entire world economic system is largely organized.
