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T.r.e.a.t.s.:
T.1... .f.i.e.r.c.e. .r.i.v.a.l.r.y. .w.i.t.h. .o.t.h.e.r. .m.a.j.o.r. .r.e.t.a.i.l.e.r.s.
T.2... .n.e.g.a.t.i.v.e. .f.e.e.d.b.a.c.k. .f.r.o.m. .c.l.i.e.n.t.s.
T.3... .S.h.i.f.t.s. .i.n. .c.u.s.t.o.m.e.r. .t.a.s.t.e.s.
T.4... .m.a.y. .p.u.t. .t.h.e. .e.n.v.i.r.o.n.m.e.n.t. .i.n. .r.i.s.k. .w.h.e.n. .i.t. .c.o.m.e.s. .t.o. .o.r.d.e.r. .p.a.c.k.a.g.e.s. .o.r. .p.o.u.c.h.e.s.
T.5... .B.e.c.a.u.s.e. .i.n.f.l.a.t.i.o.n. .r.a.i.s.e.s. .t.h.e. .p.r.i.c.e. .o.f. .g.o.o.d.s.,. .i.t. .c.a.n. .h.a.v.e. .a.n. .i.m.p.a.c.t. .o.n. .c.o.n.s.u.m.e.r. .p.u.r.c.h.a.s.i.n.g. .p.a.t.t.e.r.n.s..
T.6... .C.u.s.t.o.m.e.r.s. .a.r.e. .i.n. .g.r.e.a.t.e.r. .n.e.e.d. .o.f. .c.o.m.p.a.t.i.b.l.e. .a.n.d. .c.r.e.a.t.i.v.e. .m.o.b.i.l.e. .a.c.c.e.s.s.o.r.i.e.s. .a.s. .a. .r.e.s.u.l.t. .o.f. .n.e.w. .c.e.l.l.p.h.o.n.e. .m.o.d.e.l.s.
T.7... .A.b.s.e.n.c.e. .o.f. .d.i.r.e.c.t. .c.o.m.m.u.n.i.c.a.t.i.o.n. .w.i.t.h. .c.l.i.e.n.t.s.
T.8... .T.h.r.e.a.t.s. .t.o. .c.y.b.e.r.s.e.c.u.r.i.t.y. .a.n.d. .d.a.t.a. .b.r.e.a.c.h.e.s.
T.9... .C.h.a.n.g.e.s. .i.n. .t.h.e. .e.c.o.n.o.m.y...
T.1.0... .S.h.i.p.m.e.n.t. .t.o. .c.u.s.t.o.m.e.r.s. .d.e.l.a.y.e.d.
T.1.1... .f.i.e.r.c.e.l.y. .c.o.m.p.e.t.i.t.i.v.e.,. .w.i.t.h. .n.u.m.e.r.o.u.s. .c.o.m.p.e.t.i.t.o.r.s. .s.e.l.l.i.n.g. .c.o.m.p.a.r.a.b.l.e. .g.o.o.d.s..
W.e.a.k.n.e.s.s.e.s.:
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W.4... .N.o. .p.h.y.s.i.c.a.l. .f.r.a.n.c.h.i.s.e.
W.5... .P.r.i.c.e. .i.n.c.r.e.a.s.e.s. .f.o.r. .m.a.t.e.r.i.a.l.s. .f.r.o.m. .s.u.p.p.l.i.e.r.s..
W.6... .A.b.s.e.n.c.e. .o.f. .i.n.-.p.e.r.s.o.n. .i.n.t.e.r.a.c.t.i.o.n.s.
W.7... .F.a.i.l.u.r.e.s. .i.n. .p.r.o.d.u.c.t. .m.a.n.u.f.a.c.t.u.r.e.
b.y. .a.n.s.w.e.r.i.n.g. .t.h.i.s. .p.l.e.a.s.e. .p.u.t. .a. .n.u.m.b.e.r.,. .e.x.a.m.p.l.e. .(.T.1./.W.1...). .p.l.e.a.s.e. .p.u.t. .a.s. .m.a.n.y. .a.s. .y.o.u. .c.a.n.
t.h.e. .b.u.s.i.n.e.s.s. .i.s. .m.o.b.i.l.e. .a.c.c.e.s.o.r.i.e.s. .t.h.a.t. .s.e.l.l.s. .o.n. .o.n.l.i.n.e.
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