In Porter's Five Forces model, conditions under which a supplier group can be powerful include all the following except
A) lack of importance of the buyer to the supplier group.
B) high differentiation by the supplier.
C) dominance by a few suppliers.
D) readily available substitute products.

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Substitute products make a supplier group less powerful because buyers can switch to alternatives, reducing the supplier's influence.

In Porter's Five Forces Model, Conditions Under Which a Supplier