In the Reaching Beyond Our Borders Box in the Chapter

question 261

Multiple Choice

In the Reaching Beyond Our Borders box in the chapter, soft drink producers like Coca-Cola have found that:

• A)their strength in global markets clearly relates to the distribution structure established in the United States.
• B)distributing goods in global markets the same way as in the U.S. is foolish and unproductive.
• C)payoffs to global intermediaries is critical to succeed in most developing markets.
• D)small retailers have little chance to succeed in global markets due to the strength of large retail firms.

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