Scenario 14-1 Selfridges Is the Second-Largest Department Store in Great Britain. It

question 4

Multiple Choice

Scenario 14-1
Selfridges is the second-largest department store in Great Britain. It works with House of Frasier, one of its competitors, to reduce operating costs by sharing channels of distribution to ship goods from more than 1,500 suppliers.
-Refer to the scenario. In choosing a channel of distribution, Selfridges more than likely relied on which of the following?

• A)market factors
• B)ownership requirements
• C)production factors
• D)geodemographic requirements

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