Retailers must consider the trade$-$offs between lower operating costs and potential $q,$ Blank from having multiple stores in an area.

economies of scale

consumer demand

vertical integration

channel integration

sales cannibalization

Hudson runs a store featuring handmade dinnerware and decorative pottery. Since demand was high and supplies were low, he decides to buy an old warehouse and then hire craftspeople to work there to produce the plates and pottery he sells. The store would provide all the supplies needed and would be the only customer. This business is engaging in

market expansion.

horizontal integration.

market penetration.

unrelated diversification.

E vertical integration.