Which of the Following Is True of Store Retailers

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of store retailers?

• A) A hard-discount store offers a wider merchandise mix than discount stores at higher prices.
• B) A discount store offers leftover goods, overruns, and irregular merchandise sold at less than retail.
• C) A specialty store generally stocks a very narrow product line.
• D) An extreme value store generally has a broad selection of high-markup, brand-name goods.
• E) A catalog showroom is a large, low-cost, low-margin, high-volume, self-service store.

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