cent news articles indicate that traditional retail outlets such as malls and big box stores are becoming less and less profitable as online marketing becomes more and more prominent. In fact, as ells are being abandoned, they are being replaced by huge warehouses and transfer stations that allow companies such as Amazon to get products to customers faster and cheaper by using ta trends, algorithms, and other highly sophisticated predictive models. Which dimension of the external environment BEST encompasses the factors affecting malls and box stores?

A$.$ Political$-$legal environment

B$.$ Technological environment

C$.$ Economic environment

D$.$ Global business environment

E$.$ Sociocultural environment