Apple Decided to Open Its Own Apple Retail Stores

question 41

Multiple Choice

Apple decided to open its own Apple retail stores.This is an example of:

• A)Forward vertical integration
• B)A global strategy
• C)A focused-differentiation strategy
• D)A multidomestic strategy
• E)Backward vertical integration

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