Chapter 62 You Call Yourself a Man? 3

• After cursing at Kate, Chadwick begrudgingly made his way over to the Marketing Department. He found Peter, who then passed him a stack of survey forms and said, "I know you're not in our department, Mr. Fullner, but seeing as Miss Penrose delegated this work to you and left me in charge of it, there are a couple of things I ought to mention. Magnifique's sales have been fluctuating recently, and it looks like their business is on a steady decline, which is why the top brass want us to evaluate the business and see if we can provide something useful for the Planning Department to come up with a new marketing strategy."
• He continued, "For the rest of the week, you will be in charge of surveying the store, but it has to be done in secret. You must not disrupt their sales in any way, and you cannot approach any customers directly for input. The guidelines for the survey are clear on the details you should gather, including the daily number of customers, the existence of a niche market, and the specifics of each buyer. Also, you'll need to analyze the buyer's age, gender, and background. All the information you need is in the guidelines for the survey. This job will take a week."
• Having come out of the Marketing Department, Chadwick took the forms and headed down to the third floor of the mall. When he found Magnifique Boutique, he stood outside the door and peered through the window at the two or three women picking out clothes from display racks, but he dared not go in. It was nearly impossible for a man to walk into a lingerie shop and slink around rows of women's delicates, after all.