Sonic Shack, an audio equipment retailer, signs an agreement with PineWire, a renowned electronics company, to sell PineWire products
The deal requires Sonic Shack to provide PineWire products with superior displays, shelf space, and promotion compared to competing products. Sonic agrees to these terms as PineWire products command a huge share in the market. Which of the following types of channel arrangements do PineWire and Sonic Shack most likely have?
A) administered vertical marketing system
B) corporate vertical marketing system
C) indirect marketing system
D) wholesaler franchise system
E) horizontal marketing system
A
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