The data of different <shop>s can be stored inside the <business> main section to be easily cross-referenced via <link/> when describing a diver's <equipment>, and its purchase respectively.

The centralisation of these data in a separate section enhances easy ex- and import between different UDDF files.

<business>
    <shop>
        <name>
        <aliasname>
        <address>
            <street>
            <city>
            <postcode>
            <country>
            <province>
        <contact>
            <language>
            <phone>
            <mobilephone>
            <fax>
            <email>
            <homepage>
        <notes>
            <para>
            <link/> (for cross-referencing <audio>,  <image>, and  <video> objects)