Assignment Chapter 07: Managing Strategy and Strategic Planning PPad?" Seattle-based Theo Chocolate makes organic and Fair Trade chocolate bars. Its management team includes CEO Etienne Patout. Suppose Patout were deciding on a pricing strategy for the company's chocolate bars but no other company productsi, This is a strategic decision. To make this decision, Patout would have to take which of the foliowing actions? Check anl that apply. Choose one of three approaches for selling chocolate bars: low-cost, differentiation, or focus. Evaluate what resources the company has to devote to manulacturing and seling chocolate bars. Evaluate the intensity of competition and competitors' pricing of candies. Determine what kind of industries Theo Chocolate should be in. Zombiesmith manufactures gaming miniatures. lts highly specialized products and targeted customer base indicate that ZombleSmith is using a(n) to gain a competitive advantage. A technique used by Proctor \& Gambie is meant to minimize risk by selling a large number of diverse products. UNIQLO is a cothing manufacturer and retaller with over B00 stores in Japan and nearly 1,400 stores in other countries. Its casual styles are priced inexpensively, with many items made from innovative fabrics. Some aspects of UNIQLO's strategy appear to be in line with Porter's differentiation strategy; while others are more allgned with overall cost leasershig. If uNIQLo decided to direct its marketing toward people between the ages of 16 and 30 , it would be using strateqy. UNIQLO tries to monitor its competitors' actions, but notices that one of these competitors seems to shift strategles often and does not anticipate trends in the environment, Which type of strategy does the competitor appear to have? Defender Reactor Analyzer Prospector Given that UNiQLO is in the growth stoge, with demand high and littie competition, which of the following would be appropriate activities to inciude in the company's short-term plan? Advertise on a local radio station Research whether supplies will be sufficient to peovide necessary inputs to the manufacturing plants Alesearch demographic projections for U.S. consumers and their shopping habits