Retail Caucus

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Retail Caucus

Organizational information
Major products	Commercial goods LR-57 combat droid
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era^[1]
Affiliation	Confederacy of Independent Systems^[1]^[2]

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The Retail Caucus, also known as the Retail Clan, was a conglomerate of hundreds of corporations that specialized in creating commercial goods for public consumption. When the Retail Caucus came into the Confederation it also brought with it its own private droid army, adding its distinctive battle droids into the swelling ranks of the military commanded by General Grievous. Retail Caucus droids are towering brutes with barrel shaped bodies and spindly limbs. Each of short arms terminate in a pair of laser cannons.

1 History
- 1.1 Notable members
2 Appearances
3 Sources
4 Notes and references
- 4.1 In other languages

HistoryEdit

Prior to the Battle of Naboo, the Retail Caucus was largely a financial institution, managing the money and investments of its component companies and relying on the Trade Federation to ship and protect its goods. When Count Dooku approached it for financial banking, the Caucus joined what later would become the Confederacy of Independent Systems. It fronted the credits to fund dozens of battle droid and starship manufacturing plants across the galaxy in exchange for 10% of all produced equipment and, as a result, became a military power almost overnight.^[1]

In 22 BBY, during the war, Retail Caucus LR-57 combat droids overran the planet Christophsis under the command of General Whorm Loathsom. They were eventually defeated in combat by the Republic forces sent to liberate the planet.^[1]