Mall Stores Corporation owns 95 percent of the shares of Niche Shoppes Corporation.Through a certain transaction,Mall Stores combines with Niche Shoppes,but only Mall Stores continues to exist.This is

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A short-form merger occurs when a parent company owns at least 90% of a subsidiary's shares and decides to merge with the subsidiary, resulting in only the parent company continuing to exist. This is the most fitting scenario based on the given information. A consolidation involves two or more companies merging into a new entity, a share exchange involves the exchange of shares between two companies, and a termination refers to the ending of a company's existence.

Mall Stores Corporation Owns 95 Percent of the Shares of Niche