Question

A store that sells books and a store that sells tools are what type of competitors?

Answer 1

Question

A store that sells books and a store that sells tools are what type of competitors?

A.

Noncompetitors

B.

Direct competitors

C.

Indirect competitors

D.

Partial competitors

Answer: indirect competitors

There indirect competitors an Indirect competition is the conflict between vendors whose products or services are not the same but that could satisfy the same consumer need. The term contrasts with direct competition, in which businesses are selling products or services that are essentially the same.

while replacement competitors are not listed as a option

Answer 2

They are both Replacement Competitors to each other because they are not selling the same product or providing the same service for the same or even different end goal. As opposed to direct and indirect competitors, replacement competitors sell different products but their potential buyer has the means to buy or even do something other than buying the products they are selling. For example, in your question, when the buyer prefers to read a book instead of buying tools for crafting, a competition is made in favor of the book replacing the tools.