Breen wanted to know if her main rival in the personalized dog clothing business was increasing its prices. She talked to her rival's distributors, her suppliers, and some of her customers to get this information. Breen was engaging in

A. user research.
B. usage studies.
C. trending.
D. competitive intelligence.
E. data mining.


Answer: D

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