To expand the number of its retail outlets in the Washington,D.C.,area,the Dress Barn bought out a small chain of women's apparel stores in northern Virginia.This type of integration is called

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The Dress Barn's expansion into the northern Virginia market through the acquisition of a small chain of women's apparel stores is an example of horizontal integration. Horizontal integration involves the merging or acquisition of companies that are in the same industry, offering similar products or services, and operating at the same level of the supply chain. In this case, the Dress Barn and the acquired chain of women's apparel stores are both in the retail industry and selling women's clothing, thus representing a horizontal integration.

To Expand the Number of Its Retail Outlets in the Washington,D.C.,area,the