Jaffar Tabrizi Is the Owner of Tabrizi Oriental Rugs Located

Jaffar Tabrizi is the owner of Tabrizi Oriental Rugs located in Toronto, Canada. He shops the world over, handpicks, and orders beautiful, authentic handmade rugs. He has them shipped to Canada, where he sells them through his brick-and-mortar stores and his www.tabrizi.com website. In terms of the marketing channel, Jaffar is acting as

A) a consumer.
B) an agent.
C) a wholesaler.
D) a brokerage firm.
E) a middleman.