Which of the following statements does NOT describe trade-offs that buyers should consider for merchandise assortment planning?
A)Increasing sales by offering more breadth and depth can potentially reduce inventory turnover.
B)Increasing sales by offering more breadth and depth can potentially reduce GMROI by stocking more SKUs.
C)Increasing breadth and depth can increase the need to put more merchandise on sale and thus negatively affect the gross margin.
D)Multichannel retailers offer a greater variety through their Internet channels than they do in their stores.
E)The more SKUs offered,the greater chance of breaking sizes-running out of a specific size SKU.

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Multichannel retailers offer a greater assortment through their Internet channels than they do in their stores.Through their Internet channel they can offer additional colors and sizes that they may have space constraints for in the stores.Stores still carry a greater variety than online channels,which is the breadth of a retailer's merchandise and the number of different merchandise categories offered.

Which of the Following Statements Does NOT Describe Trade-Offs That