Question: Collected Joy has opened a third Toronto location, in Bloor West Village, next door to Lemon & Lavender, a popular gift shop that has been

Collected Joy has opened a third Toronto location, in Bloor West Village, next door to Lemon & Lavender, a popular gift shop that has been in its one location for several years. Both stores are independently owned and take pride in their carefully curated merchandise. The products and the store spaces are similar, although Collected Joy focuses more on Canadian sources and the premises feel less packed with goods. Typically, Lemon & Lavender is filled with shoppers, while Collected Joy rarely has more than a few people inside its space at any one point in time. The Collected Joy owner has hired you to conduct research in the store to raise awareness of the Bloor West Village store, to increase foot traffic and to generate a higher profit from this new location. However, you have research ethics concerns. To follow ethics protocols, you
should organize separate interviews outside the store to protect customer privacy.
should get written consent from the owner to speak with customers on the store premises.
should get written consent from the customers to speak with them on the store premises.
should not approach individuals with disabilities because they are considered "vulnerable" populations.
should conduct a volunteer survey.

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