At the Home Improvement Store Home Fits, There Is an Area

question 25

Multiple Choice

At the home improvement store Home Fits, there is an area at the back that has one of three categories of merchandise throughout the year. From January through March, the area has organization and garage storage merchandise; from April through September, it has lawn, garden, and patio merchandise; and from October through December, it has Christmas merchandise. This special section at the store is an example of a(n)

• A) consumer motivator.
• B) freestanding fixture.
• C) gondola display.
• D) impulse product center.
• E) promotional area.

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