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Consumer services are services that are primarily sold to individuals as opposed to organizations. This is a large sector of the global economy and a common business model. Services offer intangible value that has no physical form such as an experience, result or process. The following are common examples of consumer services.
Bakeries
Banking services
Barbershops
Bars and pubs
Beauty salons
Bike rentals
Cafes
Car rentals
Catering
Childcare and babysitting
Consumer technology services
Cooking classes
Counseling
Dance studios
Delivery
Dog training
Dry cleaning and laundry
Education & schools
Electricians
Event planning
Events and festivals
Financial planning
Fitness coaching
Flights
Food delivery
Funeral and burial services
Gyms
Home automation services
Home cleaning
Home renovations and repairs
Home security services
Hotels and resorts
Insurance
Interior design
Internet services
Landscaping services
Language classes
Lawn care
Leasing
Leisure services
Maintenance services
Martial arts schools
Massage therapy
Medical services
Mobile apps
Mobile services
Movie theaters
Moving and relocation services
Museums
Music lessons
Nail salons
Nightclubs
Payment services
Pet care services
Photography and videography
Plumbers
Podcasts
Product as a service
Real estate services
Recreational facilities
Rentals
Repairs
Restaurants
Reuse cafes
Spas
Sports events
Streaming media
Tailoring
Tattoo and body piercing
Tax preparation
Taxis and ridesharing
Theme parks
Tourist attractions
Transportation services
Travel services
Tutoring
Utilities
Vacation rentals
Veterinary services
Video games
Workshops and training
Yoga studios

Restaurants

In some cases, cheap restaurants are considered products and expensive restaurants are considered services. This is because cheap restaurants mostly offer a physical product and expensive restaurants offer intangible value beyond food such as attractive decor and attentive customer service.

Travel

Travel services such as a flight.

Club Goods

A club good is a valuable resource that can be enjoyed by many people. For example, a theme park or cinema.

Media

Media services such as streaming music service.

Events

Events such as a concert.

Culture

Culture related services such as a museum.

Information Technology

Technology services such as access to a wireless communication network.

Transportation

Transportation services such as a taxi.

Ecommerce

Ecommerce such as a website that allows you to have goods delivered to your home.

Finance

Financial services such as a banking service that allows you to make payments.

Insurance

A service that allows you to transfer risk for a fee such as fire insurance on a home.

Leasing

Access to capital for a fee such as rent on an apartment.

Utilities

Services that provide basic resources such as water and electricity.

Leisure

Leisure services such as a spa.

Quality of Life

Services related to quality of life such as education and medical services. These services may be provided by a government or may be offered on a commercial basis, depending on the country.

Creative Services

Creative services such as design are most often business services. However, consumers do purchase creative services such as the advice of an interior designer.

Professional Services

Professional services such as legal advice.

Product as a Service

A business model that takes something that was traditionally sold as a product and adds value added services such as management, maintenance, repair and support. Typically requires little or no upfront payment but generates recurring revenue. For example, a mobile device that is "free" with a contract.

Summary

The following are the basic types of consumer service.
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