PPR,the French Retail and Luxury Goods Group,announced Plans to Sell

question 6

Multiple Choice

PPR,the French retail and luxury goods group,announced plans to sell its Printemps department store chain.PPR will continue to hold onto Gucci,Yves St.Laurent,Balenciaga;Conforma,its furniture store chain;FAAC,its books and music chain,and La Redoute,a catalogue retailer.(All of PPR's divisions are operated as independent businesses. ) What are these businesses called?

• A)PPR's strategic business units
• B)PPR's strategic alliances
• C)PPR's transactional units
• D)PPR's synergistic divisions

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