【单选题】?Read this text taken from a book on marketing management. ?Choose the best sentence to fill each of the gaps. ?For each gap (9-14), mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet. ?Do not use any letter ...
A.
The continued labor intensity of shoe manufacturing made the industry vulnerable to lowe-priced imports.
B.
In addition, these companies were not always in direct competition because distribution channels differed.
C.
Despite the market pressures, Murrayhill remained profitable and had even diversified its distribution channels by establishing direct mail cataloging in the late 1970s.
D.
Johnston & Murrayhill, on the other hand, operated proprietary retail outlets and experimented in the mail order business for both men's and ladies' premium shoes.
E.
Most of this was spent promoting brand name awareness to consumers.
F.
The company owned over 100 proprietary retail stores, operated a successful mail order business, and produced private label footwear for J.C. Penney&Sears, Roebuck department stores.
G.
The imported products differed from the domestic premium brands, however.