Because of the Way ________ Buy Merchandise, Customers Can Never

question 17

Multiple Choice

Because of the way ________ buy merchandise, customers can never be confident that the same merchandise will be in stock each time they visit the store.

• A)department stores
• B)off-price retailers
• C)discount stores
• D)service retailers
• E)category specialist stores

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Negative Externalities

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Market Failure

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