Question

To be considered a wholesaler a business must operate from a fixed location where it receives product from suppliers and ships to its customers.

	True
	False

The Benning Flower Company operates in the western part of the United States. Its main business is supplying and maintaining floral displays in grocery stores. Every other day a Benning employee visits a store and adds new products while removing older product. Benning is MOST LIKELY a:

	cash-and-carry wholesaler
	specialty merchandise wholesaler
	broker
	rack jobber wholesaler

Answer 1

Question 1: To be considered a wholesaler a business must operate from a fixed location where it receives product from suppliers and ships to its customers.

Answer: False

Snippets: Wholesalers typically receives products in large quantity from a supplier or manufacturer and sells to the retailer. A wholesaler is the first link in supply chain management who is an intermediate between a supplier, retailer, and customer. Wholesale business is spread to different areas. Example: Amcon Distributing Co., Farner-Bocken Co., Metro, H.t. Hacket Co, etc.

Question 2: The Benning Flower Company operates in the western part of the United States. Its main business is supplying and maintaining floral displays in grocery stores. Every other day a Benning employee visits a store and adds new products while removing older product. Benning is MOST LIKELY a:

Answer: Rack jobber wholesaler

Snippets: Rack jobber wholesaler is the one who manages inventory and merchandising for a retailer. Typically they send their deliver agents daily to set up the racks in retail outlets.