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The wholesaler's distribution role is storage, delivery and paperwork."},{"text":"It handles recruitment, training and wages.","correct":false,"explanation":"These are internal human-resource responsibilities, not the core distribution services of a wholesaler. It handles storage, delivery and paperwork."}]},{"id":"28e5db0d-c905-4af5-ad09-bae82505e4bf","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"Why can using a wholesaler increase a producer's market reach?","back":"It connects the producer to thousands of small retailers.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"It connects the producer to thousands of small retailers.","correct":true,"explanation":"Wholesalers already supply many small retailers, so using one lets a producer reach a much wider retail market without dealing separately with every shop."},{"text":"It connects the producer to thousands of final customers.","correct":false,"explanation":"Wholesalers mainly extend the producer's reach through retailers, rather than usually selling directly to final customers. They connect producers to thousands of small retailers."},{"text":"It connects the producer to thousands of raw-material suppliers.","correct":false,"explanation":"Raw-material suppliers belong to the producer's supply chain, not its route to market. A wholesaler connects the producer to thousands of small retailers."},{"text":"It connects the producer to thousands of competing producers.","correct":false,"explanation":"Competitors do not expand a producer's market reach. Wholesalers do so by connecting the producer to thousands of small retailers."}]},{"id":"e53b5957-f196-4ef5-90d3-34c24244a0b2","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"The pricing relationship is $\\text{[...]}$.","back":"The pricing relationship is $\\boxed{\\text{selling price} = \\text{buying price} + \\text{margin}}$.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"$$\\text{selling price} = \\text{buying price} + \\text{margin}$","correct":true,"explanation":"The selling price is found by adding the margin to the buying price. 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The producer still needs to organise and pay for storage, packing, delivery, returns and promotion."}]},{"id":"350f8703-e715-4fb0-a903-d3c2307eb412","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"Selling over the telephone without a shop is called [ ].","back":"Selling over the telephone without a shop is called telesales.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"telesales","correct":true,"explanation":"Telesales means selling products or services over the telephone, usually without the customer visiting a physical shop."},{"text":"e-commerce","correct":false,"explanation":"E-commerce involves selling through electronic networks, especially websites or apps. Telephone selling without a shop is specifically called telesales."},{"text":"mail order","correct":false,"explanation":"Mail order uses catalogues, forms or postal communications to receive and fulfil orders. 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This can annoy customers and damage the business’s image rather than improving it."},{"text":"Unwanted calls can reduce complaints and strengthen customer loyalty.","correct":false,"explanation":"Unwanted contact is more likely to create complaints or resentment than loyalty. The reputational risk comes from annoying customers and damaging the business’s image."},{"text":"Unwanted calls can increase privacy and protect the business’s image.","correct":false,"explanation":"Unsolicited calls intrude on customers’ privacy and can create a poor impression. 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The common reason for choosing a short channel is that it reduces handling time and damage."},{"text":"A digital channel prevents all handling time and damage.","correct":false,"explanation":"Digital channels cannot remove the physical handling needed for goods such as food or fragile products. A short channel reduces, but does not necessarily eliminate, handling time and damage."}]},{"id":"2957cc60-5ec5-487b-ad42-82d3112e7f3c","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"Why might a producer keep its website while also selling through a major retailer?","back":"It can sell direct and reduce dependence on the retailer.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"It can sell direct and reduce dependence on the retailer.","correct":true,"explanation":"Keeping its website gives the producer a direct route to customers while the retailer provides additional reach. 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