Bennetton,a leading manufacturer of knitwear in Italy,expanded its operations to include retail outlets in the United States and South America.This type of channel is called

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Bennetton's expansion into retail outlets can be classified as vertical integration, which involves a company expanding its operations to include different stages of the supply chain, such as distribution or retail. Horizontal integration involves a company merging with or acquiring a competitor in the same industry, multilevel integration is not a recognized term, retail integration is too broad and does not accurately describe the specific type of integration that Bennetton underwent, and merchandising integration is not a recognized term.

Bennetton,a Leading Manufacturer of Knitwear in Italy,expanded Its Operations to Include