Smartphone Apps Are Providing Stiff Competition for Physical Retail Stores

question 115

Multiple Choice

Smartphone apps are providing stiff competition for physical retail stores because

• A) consumers using the app Instagram can shop instantly.
• B) consumers can "tweet" their product preferences.
• C) consumers can create and save shopping lists on their smartphones.
• D) consumers can simultaneously check prices at other stores while shopping for a product in a brick-and-mortar retail store.
• E) consumers using the app ShopKick receive credit, discounts, and other incentives for walking into a brick-and-mortar retail store.

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Definitions:

Corporate Crime

Illegal acts committed by a company or its employees that are designed to benefit the corporation financially or otherwise.

Larceny

The unlawful taking of personal property with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of it.

Larceny

The illegal taking of personal property belonging to another person with the intent to permanently deprive them of it.

Property Crime

Crimes that involve the theft of personal property or destruction of property without causing physical harm to another person.