A focused low-cost strategy
A) cannot be sustained over time unless the focuser is aggressive in entering other segments where it also can achieve a low-cost advantage
B) is the hardest of the four generic types of competitive strategies to employ successfully
C) involves serving buyers in the target market niche at a lower cost and a lower price than rival competitors
D) involves the use of deep price discounting to capture customers
E) entails trying to wrest market share away from rivals via extra advertising, above-average expenditures for promotional programs, and heavy use of point-of-sale merchandising techniques