Global Mart Inc., a multinational chain of supermarkets, wants to open a new store in a country called Alheroni. Before launching itself in the new market, the management of Global Mart Inc. wants to collect primary data about Alheroni's market. Which of the following sources of information will it most likely use?


A. the data collected by government agencies in Alheroni
B. information about Alheroni from the databases of marketing research firms
C. the data collected from anonymous surveys conducted in malls in Alheroni
D. external records and reports on operations in Alheroni
E. the information collected by the census bureau of Alheroni