English: 101 - Triplett - Retail Marketing

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• Marketing: buying, commerce, retail, selling, purchasing, merchandising, trade, wholesale, propaganda, advertising, promotion, pitch, promo,  ...
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• marketing and persuasion
• selling power and society
• coupons not sales

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