IGP Owned a Large Warehouse in England Where It Stored

question 41

Multiple Choice

IGP owned a large warehouse in England where it stored and distributed books. It was approached by a greeting card company in the U.S. to distribute those as well. Since the products would go into similar markets and IGP could make a profit on the distribution of the greeting card line, it decided to participate in

• A) backhauling.
• B) demand shifting.
• C) piggybacking.
• D) shape shifting.
• E) skimming.

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