When Ann Taylor, a Well-Known Retailer of Sophisticated Women's Clothing

question 101

Multiple Choice

When Ann Taylor, a well-known retailer of sophisticated women's clothing, started losing sales to its Loft outlets, featuring moderately priced casual clothes, they were dealing with the marketing phenomenon of __________.

• A)amortization
• B)product appropriation
• C)profit pilferage
• D)profit implosion
• E)cannibalism

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