BUS 210 Chapter 9

Faster delivery of goods

All of the following are advantages of online retail EXCEPT:

Building a brand name

Building a brand name

Bricks-and-clicks companies

Eight of the top ten fastest-growing e-commerce merchants from 2003 to 2013 were:

Working capital

For a quick check of a firm's short-term financial health, examine its:

Divided by net sales revenues

Gross margin is defined as gross profit:

Providing hands-on services

Service industry groups are categorized generally into two groups, those that provide transaction brokering and those that involve:

Online retail sales

The MOTO sector of the retail industry is most similar to the ___ sector.

Revenue

The lower the cost of sales compared to ___, the higher the gross profit.

Waiting for orders to be received before building a product

The term demand-pull refers to:

Earnings before income taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA)

What is another name for pro forma earnings?

Much of the value in series is based on the collection, storage, and exchange of information

Which of the following best explains why the service sector is a natural avenue for e-commerce?

Offline general merchandisers

Which of the following has experienced the most significant online growth?

Synergies

Which of the following is NOT a key industry strategic factor?

Durable goods

Within the United States retail market, personal consumption of ___ accounts for the largest share.

High cost structures

All of the following are examples of the challenges that traditional manufacturers experience when using the Internet to sell directly to the consumer EXCEPT:

An accountant

Which of the following is NOT an example of a transaction broker?

Lack of physical store presence

Which of the following is NOT one of the central challenges facing the online retail industry?

Electronics and computers

Which of the following is NOT one of the seven major segments of the retail industry?

Long-term investments

Which of the following would NOT be considered a current asset?

One year

Current liabilities are debts of the firm that will be due within: