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According to the retail life cycle with respect to the positions of various current forms of retail outlets,which of the following can be considered to be in the accelerated development stage?


A) value-retail centres
B) convenience stores
C) warehouse clubs
D) general stores

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Large stores (over 200,000 square feet) which offer a mix of 40 percent food products and 60 percent general merchandise are referred to as:


A) Discount wholesalers
B) Discount retailers
C) Hypermarkets
D) Supermarkets

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What future changes may be expected in retailing?

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Many catalogue retailers such as Sharper Image now accept each of the following EXCEPT:


A) telephone orders
B) mail orders
C) online orders
D) in-person orders

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Retailers like Eddie Bauer and The Disney Store that sell at retail stores,through their catalogues,and at their online website are examples of _____ retailers.


A) intratype
B) integrated multichannel
C) vertically integrated
D) multimediary

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Hudson's Bay,Walmart,Loblaws,and First Choice Haircutters are all examples of a(n) ________.


A) independent retailer
B) corporate chain
C) contractual system
D) business franchise

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Describe the retail life cycle.

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A community shopping centre is a:


A) suburban mall containing up to 100 stores that the typical drawing distance is over 5 to 10 miles from the mall.They often contain one or two anchor stores.
B) cluster of stores in a downtown area.
C) retail site location that typically has one primary store and often about 20 to 40 smaller outlets and serves a population of consumers who are within a 10 to 20 minute drive.
D) cluster of stores that serves people who are within a five to ten minute drive and live in a population base under 30,000.

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Sport Chek decided to offer a unique in-store experience for consumers.Anyone who was interested in purchasing a specific shoe,they would allow that shoe to be custom made to the individual's foot size and specifications.This was something that could only occur in the store.Sport Check is attempting to address the challenge of:


A) individuals ordering the wrong shoe size
B) showrooming
C) in-store lethargy
D) increased presence of Amazon.ca

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During the days before Christmas,a health spa wants to recruit new clients.The owners realize that many people make New Year resolutions and will be looking to become fitter.What form of non-store retailing will likely be most cost effective in reaching potential new clients and making them aware of a special time-limited promotion?


A) automatic vending
B) direct mail
C) television home shopping
D) online retailing

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Direct selling is likely to continue to grow in markets:


A) inside Canada.
B) where convenience is not important.
C) where there is a lack of effective distribution channels.
D) in which consumers are knowledgeable shoppers.

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Consumers are able to search for,evaluate,and order products through the Internet.This type of shopping occurs through:


A) deep discount stores.
B) power centres.
C) television home shopping.
D) online retailing.

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Competition between very dissimilar types of retail outlets that carry some of the same kind of merchandise is referred to as:


A) breadth of line.
B) intertype competition.
C) scrambled merchandising.
D) multi-service merchandising.

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Store layout,colours,lighting,and signage are all considered part of a store's retail:


A) atmosphere.
B) image.
C) psychological attributes.
D) antecedent attributes.

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List the six store locations,or settings.How has the location of stores changed over the years?

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List all of the forms of non-store retailing and give an example for each.

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Regional shopping centres are:


A) suburban malls of today, containing up to 100 stores with a typical drawing distance of over 5 to 10 miles from the mall.
B) retail clusters in downtown areas.
C) retail site locations that typically have one primary store and often about 20 to 40 smaller outlets and that serve a population base of about 100,000.
D) clusters of stores that serve people who are within a five to ten minute drive and live in a population base under 30,000.

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Which of the following is a commonly used method of classifying retail outlets?


A) service versus product
B) form of ownership
C) proportion of national brands carried
D) revenue generated

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All of the following are described as aspects of v-commerce,except:


A) some vending machines are integrated with Wi-Fi
B) vending machines only sell fast-food (chips, pop, chocolate bars, etc.)
C) vending machines can accept cashless purchases from smartphones
D) new machines are becoming 'green'

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Rona,Tim Hortons,and Canadian Tire are all examples of _____________ businesses.


A) manufacturing
B) wholesaling
C) retailing
D) facilitating

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