Why Is It Important for Stores to Be Designed with Flexibility

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Multiple Choice

Why is it important for stores to be designed with flexibility in mind?

• A)It is less expensive for retailers to build several different types of flexible fixtures than to build one inflexible fixture.
• B)Stores with flexible designs can respond to market changes without large-scale renovations.
• C)Customers find it hard to locate merchandise if fixtures are rigid.
• D)Department managers never know what to expect from the planners allocations and require the ability to display more merchandise at a moment's notice.
• E)Environmental legalities require stores to have flexible designs to reduce waste.

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