When provided with an offer of a 10% discount to purchase 10,000 electronic calculators within the next 30 days, Target buys 30,000 instead to take advantage of the price discount. Target will offer the calculator to consumers at a discount during the special sale, but then have additional calculators to sell when the sale is over. This is an example of:

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This is an example of forward buying, which is when a retailer purchases more inventory than needed to take advantage of a discount or promotion and then sells the excess inventory later.

When Provided with an Offer of a 10% Discount to Purchase