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Horizontal integration is where an organisation owns two or more companies, on the same level of the buying chain. An example of this is the First Choice Group; they own First Choice Travel Agency and First Choice Hyperma
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Task 2A Explain what the term's vertical and horizontal integration mean. Horizontal integration is where an organisation owns two or more companies, on the same level of the buying chain. An example of this is the First Choice Group; they own First Choice Travel Agency and First Choice Hypermarket, both of which are on the same level of the buying chain. The advantage of horizontal integration is that it can increase the company's market share. Another good example of this type of integration is when EasyJet purchased the airline Go from British Airways. Now EasyJet and Go both operate under the company name of EasyJet. Vertical integration is when an organisation own companies on two or more levels of the buying chain. Examples of this can be found within "The Big 4," all of them own an airline, travel agent and a tour operator. The companies have until recently used different names for...
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