Contemporary Marketing (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305075368
Author: Louis E. Boone, David L. Kurtz
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 7, Problem 1CTE
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To Discuss: The steps that Person X would take to build relationship with both retailer and producer as a wholesaler for dairy products.
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