Strategic Planning

question 94

Multiple Choice

Strategic planning:

• A) requires a short-term commitment of resources by the retailer.
• B) is concerned with maximizing the efficiency of the retailer's use of resources and with how the retailer converts these resources into sales and profits.
• C) involves managing the buying and handling of merchandise, pricing, advertising and promotion, customer services and selling, and facilities.
• D) is concerned with how the retailer responds to the environment in an effort to establish a short-term course of action.
• E) involves adapting the resources of the firm to the opportunities and threats of an ever-changing retail environment.

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