The Substantial Growth of the Customer Installation Service Businesses of Home

question 7

Multiple Choice

The substantial growth of the customer installation service businesses of Home Depot and Lowe's is primarily due to which of these demographic trends?

• A) migration of people from the northern and eastern regions of the United States to the west and south
• B) increased low price competition from companies in India and China
• C) increasing affluence of the Hispanic customer base
• D) increasing age of baby boomers

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