2-2 Short Paper: Retail Merchandise Assessment

For this assignment, you will be assessing the merchandise offerings of two competing fashion retailers by visiting their stores and answering the following questions:

1. What variety does the retailer offer for the merchandise category that you have chosen to assess (provide information on sizes, colors, styles, and brands)?
2. Compare the assortment (number of different items/products offered in a merchandise category) for the same merchandise category at each competing retailer. What differences did you observe?
3. Which retailer offers a better merchandise selection? Explain your answer.