To expand the number of its retail outlets in the Washington, D.C. area, Whole Foods bought out a small chain of organic food stores in northern Virginia. This type of integration is called
A. vertical.
B. retail.
C. horizontal.
D. backward.
E. forward.
Answer: C
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