Explain how combining the following two environmental factors/trends affected the design/structure of distribution channels (i.e., direct, indirect, and multi-channel distribution systems): 

(a) Internet, e-commerce, smartphones, social media (tech trend). 

(b) Time-starved consumers (social trend).

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The combination of the tech trend encompassing the internet ecommerce smartphones and social media along with the social trend of timestarved consumers has significantly impacted the design and struct... View the full answer