In a suburban community outside a city in Alabama, a retail store opened that specialized in dancewear for children and adults. It was moderately successful for five years until the local newspaper published an exposé that scanty lingerie stocked in the back of the store's showroom was selling briskly to a certain clientele. Afterward, the store lost most of its customers and nearly closed. Which segment of the environment did the store owner fail to take into account when she began selling the lingerie?

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The store owner failed to take into account the sociocultural segment of the environment, which includes beliefs, values, customs, and behaviors of a particular society. Selling lingerie in a store that specializes in dancewear for children and adults may have clashed with the cultural norms and values of the local community, leading to negative reactions and loss of customers.

In a Suburban Community Outside a City in Alabama, a Retail