Because of the Way __________ Buy Merchandise,customers Can Never Be

question 101

Multiple Choice

Because of the way __________ buy merchandise,customers can never be confident that the same merchandise will be in stock each time they visit the store.

• A) department stores
• B) off-price retailers
• C) discount stores
• D) services retailers
• E) category specialist stores

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