The barriers to a single market in retail were identified in the Commission's Retail Market Monitoring Report of July 2010 (see IP/10/885), the European Parliament's Resolution on Towards a more efficient and fairer retail sector of July 2011 and the workshops organised by the Commission with representatives of the main stakeholders during the preparation of the Action Plan.
Jaekaubanduse ühtsel turul esinevaid tõkkeid on käsitletud komisjoni 2010. aasta juuli kaubandus- ja turustusturu järelevalve aruandes (vt IP/10/885), Euroopa Parlamendi 2011. aasta juuli ja seminaridel, mida komisjon on koos peamiste sidusrühmade esindajatega tegevuskava ettevalmistamiseks korraldanud.