What Can Department Stores Do to Differentiate Their Merchandise Offering

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Multiple Choice

What can department stores do to differentiate their merchandise offering and strengthen their image? 

• A) Increase their pricing
• B) Decrease the variety and assortment of merchandise within the store
• C) Seek exclusive arrangements with nationally recognized brands
• D) Merge with faltering retailers to gain their market share
• E) Sell only hard goods

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Definitions:

Plantar Flexion

The action of reducing the angle between the bottom of the foot and the back of the leg, similar to when the toes are pointed.

Dorsiflexion

The action of raising the foot upwards towards the shin, decreasing the angle between the dorsum of the foot and the leg.

Inversion

Inversion in genetics refers to a chromosome rearrangement in which a segment of a chromosome is reversed end to end, potentially affecting gene function and expression.

Carpal Bones

The eight small bones that make up the wrist (carpus) that connect the hand to the forearm.