Consumers can buy Apple products online through its Apple Online Store. If you were to purchase an Apple product from the Apple Online Store (http://store. apple/us),

(a) identify the channels members as a producer, wholesaler, and/or retailer and
(b) classify the channel strategy used by Apple and its channel members as direct or indirect.

Channel part distinguishing proof is especially useful when there are various channels. Apple also have different channels of appropriation and deals. Nonetheless, the inquiry here is just founded on the online store of Apple.  

This online store goes about as the retailers for Apple. Their online business division (or a comparative name for it) will go about as the retailer. The produce is Apple themselves. The topic of distributer doesn't make a difference much in light of the fact that on any requests put by customers, Apple would deliver the items without anyone else notwithstanding, we can likely consider their coordinations division as the distributer. They would almost certainly do it from their own dispersion community. Along these lines to abridge, the maker will be Apple themselves, the wholesalers is additionally Apple's coordinations division, and the retailer is Apple's web based business division.  

This channel system (online store) is an immediate channel for Apple. The organization likewise sells items through outside channels, for example, Amazon, BestBuy, and so forth. This is on the grounds that they are an alternate element from Apple. Likewise the way that these channels utilize an unmistakable inventory network arrange where the items are fabricates, at that point dispatched to merchants, at that point goes to the wholesalers, at that point in the end up at these retailers. Be that as it may, the Apple online store is entirely straight forward and upon a request, the boat straightforwardly to the purchaser's area. This makes the channel an immediate channel from maker to shopper.

answer; (c) penalty

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