National and regional dimensions of non-store trade and courier services in Republic of Bulgaria and the region of Varna

Non-store retailing, the courier and postal services are all important elements of the national and regional dimensions of trade and transport and are closely interconnected,particularly in the context of e-commerce, which is developing at the fastest rate underconditions of a global economic and social integration of society.On that basis there arises the idea of a theoretical overview of non-store retailing inorder to reveal its nature and types, as well as systematize certain peculiarities characteristic ofthe courier and postal services and localize their importance. The theoretical formulations inthe outlined fields are projected in a real environment by means of official statistical data atthe regional and national level, which allows the authors to reveal topical issues, to systematize possibilities for their resolution and to lay down guidelines for development to the modern non-store traders and their partners represented by the courier service companies.