When Sales Are Made in a Local Walmart, the Sales

question 146

Multiple Choice

When sales are made in a local Walmart, the sales data is sent to Walmart headquarters where the data are used to build a picture of the buying habits of people who shop at individual Walmarts across the nation. The use of ________ makes this possible.

• A) POS systems
• B) social shopping
• C) e-commerce
• D) e-menus
• E) beacons

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