PinWheel, a renowned electronics company, has an arrangement with SoundBite, an audio equipment retailer. Through the agreement, Soundbite is to promote and sell PinWheel's audio electronics and give PinWheel products better shelf space than competitors' products. The agreement also requires that SoundBite sell additional non-audio PinWheel products at all SoundBite stores. Which term best describes PinWheel's strategy?

PinWheel, a renowned electronics company, has an arrangement with SoundBite, an audio equipment retailer. Through the agreement, Soundbite is to promote and sell PinWheel's audio electronics and give PinWheel products better shelf space than competitors' products. The agreement also requires that SoundBite sell additional non-audio PinWheel products at all SoundBite stores. Which term best describes PinWheel's strategy?



A) horizontal price fixing
B) horizontal integration
C) full-line forcing
D) direct marketing
E) disintermediation


Answer: C) full-line forcing


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