1, Retailers including gasoline stations and grocery stores try to find locations that are on the right side of the road for commuters going home after work.This is because

these firms bring in disproportionately more traffic

a right turn into their location and a right turn out of their location are easy for drivers to negotiate

there is a decision-making oddity that favors stores on the consumer's right-hand side

all of the above support these location decisions

none of the above are correct

2, The __________ trading area is the geographic area from which the shopping center or store gets 50 to 70 percent of its customers.

tertiary

secondary

absolute

first

primary

3, The trend for many multi-unit retailers is to keep more merchandise at distribution centers and less at the stores. One reason for this is because

more accurate predictions can be made for smaller areas rather than larger areas

labor rates are less expensive at distribution centers

space is more expensive in stores than distribution centers

all of the above are correct

none of the above are correct

4, Using third-party firms for functions such as transportation, warehousing and freight forwarding can _________________ but are unlikely to ________________.

save the firm money; competitive advantage

competitive advantage; save the firm money

bring more customers into the store; increase profits significantly

increase profits significantly; bring more customers into the store

none of the choices above complete the sentence correctly

5,Point of Sale data collection helps with all following EXCEPT

space allocation

faster customer check out

information for store buyers

creating purchase histories for consumers

all of the items above can be helped with a POS system