The Retail Life Cycle Refers to

question 264

Multiple Choice

The retail life cycle refers to

• A) the distinct stages a product goes through before it becomes obsolete.
• B) the process of growth and decline that retail outlets, like products, experience over time.
• C) the cycle of a customer's buying behavior from awareness of a product to its ultimate purchase.
• D) the relationship between the tangible aspects of a product and the types of services that need to accompany it.
• E) the traditional management changes that take place as a retail outlet grows.

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