The leading brand of scissors decides to take advantage of back to school sales by increasing the manufacturing price they ask from retailers. How might a large chain of office supply retail stores react if they are motivated to increase their own profits?

 
 
 
 
 
 

Retailers will often react by putting follower and laggard brands on sale, because the margins are much better for them than their margins on leading name brands.

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