Outlet Stores are best described as stores that offer off-price goods that are owned by the manufacturer or retailer.

• A. Retailer
• B. Off-price Retailers
• C. Outlet Stores
• D. Supercenters

Answer: (C)

Outlet stores are a retail format where the manufacturer or retailer sells its own products at discount, typically from overstock, discontinued items, or irregular pieces. Because these goods are owned by the brand and sold directly to customers, the setup described—off-price goods owned by the manufacturer or retailer—fits perfectly. This differs from a general retailer (which may sell at regular prices), off-price retailers (which resell discounted goods but aren’t owned by the brands), and supercenters (large, broad-scope stores not focused on factory-direct discount stock).