Retail Experts Are Finding That It Is Difficult to Sell

question 95

Multiple Choice

Retail experts are finding that it is difficult to sell to older Americans because this segment:

• A) is shrinking as a percentage of the total population.
• B) is skeptical and uninterested in shopping.
• C) barely has enough money to support its current standard of living.
• D) is too busy paying off mortgages and car loans.
• E) is behaving just like its parents did 20 years before.

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