The Salesperson for Fashion Seal Uniforms Is Telling the Owner

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The salesperson for Fashion Seal Uniforms is telling the owner of fifteen retirement homes how important it is that caregivers have clean and attractive uniforms that will withstand countless hot water washes. The salesperson has brought several styles of uniforms that have been washed hundreds of times to show how well his company's uniforms are made. The owner of the retirement homes tells the salesperson that she is planning on opening one new center every six months for the next ten years and will need a lot of uniforms. Then the owner agrees to buy six, but with no commitment to extend the relationship. This is an example of which stage of the relationship development process?

A) awareness
B) exploration
C) commitment
D) attraction
E) expansion