Which of the following statements about the impact of a company's competitive efforts in a region on its regional market share and number of branded pairs sold is false?

A company's sales$/$market share outcomes in a region's Wholesale Segment are positively impacted when its number of retail outlets is above the regional average and are negatively imparted when its number of retail outlets is below the regional average

The bigger is a company's model$-$based competitive advantage in a region, the bigger the positive impact on its pairs sold and market share in that region.

Companies whose delivery times are in a region are shorter than the all$-$company average have a competitive disadvantage in attracting footwear retailers to stock their brand.

A company's pairs sold and market share outcomes in a region are negatively impacted when its brand reputation is below the regional average, and this negative impact becomes progressively larger as the size of the percentage below the regional average increases.

A company's expenditures for brand advertising in each geographic region have a positive impact on its branded pairs sold when its annual brand advertising expenditures exceed the all$-$company regional average.