True or False $($Judge every statement with a $$T$$ or $$F$$ mark. $20$ points$)$

$()1.$ It appears that the power in marketing channels is shifting increasingly toward retailers.

$()2.$ The use of private branding has resulted in greater power for the retailer in the channel of distribution.

$()3.$From a channel$-$management perspective, it would appear that the use of coercive power should generally produce better results in helping forge long$-$term working relationships.

$()4.$Wholesalers include merchant wholesalers, manufacturers$$ representatives, agents, and brokers. Brokers make their profit by buying at a wholesale price and selling at a marked$-$up price to their downstream customers.

$()5.$Multi$-$channel structures do not work well in reaching customers in consumer markets.

$()6.$ The core of distribution channel success lies in identifying and meeting target consumer or customer segments$$ demands for service outputs.

$()7.$Exclusive distribution is the requirement by a manufacturer that its channel intermediaries sell only its products or brands, no competitors$$ products or brands.

$()8.$One of the major challenges facing retailers is the vertical integration forward into retailing by manufacturers.

$()9.$In general, a firm is more likely to use of intermediaries when its market is small.

$()10.$ For a manufacturer, using direct distribution means to open up its own brand stores.