What Type of Retailing Began with Montgomery Ward in the Late

question 146

Multiple Choice

What type of retailing began with Montgomery Ward in the late 1800s?

• A) Catalog marketing
• B) Department stores
• C) Direct selling
• D) Discount retailing
• E) Franchising

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Definitions:

General Journal

A comprehensive ledger that records all the day-to-day financial transactions of a business.

Accounts Payable

Liabilities of a business that represent amounts owed to creditors for goods and services purchased on credit.

Accounting Information System

A system designed to collect, store, and process financial and accounting data, and produce informational reports for decision making.

Cost Effectiveness

Evaluation of how efficiently resources are used to achieve a goal, usually expressed in cost per unit of outcome.