distributors
Wholesale supply companies
Distributors are companies or people who supply goods to retailers or other businesses.
A film distributor arranges for movies to reach theaters.
A car distributor sells vehicles from manufacturers to dealerships.
In an engine, the distributor is a device that routes electrical current to spark plugs in sequence.
The company serves as the exclusive distributor for the region.
Bulk sales to merchants
- retailSales to end users
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- salesRevenue from goods moved
- tradeExchange of commodities
vendors · resellers · dealerships · middlemen · procurement · consignment · markup · inventory
Paths for transmission
- partnersJoint venture participants
- affiliatesConnected member organizations
- franchiseesLicensed brand operators
- agentsThose who act for others
brokers · intermediaries · alliances · territories · representatives · authorized dealers · wholesalers · outlets
Storing goods commercially
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- freightGoods being transported
- deliveryConveyance of goods
supply chain · dispatch · cargo · transportation · pallets · tracking · receiving · routing
Movie or coating
- studiosCreative production spaces
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- contentWhat something contains
licensing · rights · syndication · broadcast · exhibition · releasing · platform · circulation
To distribute widely
- circulateMove in a loop
- propagateSpread or breed further
- disseminateSpread information widely
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
transmit · disperse · relay · share · publicize · promulgate · information · content
wholesale
Bulk sales to merchants
- retailSales to end users
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- salesRevenue from goods moved
trade · vendors · resellers · dealerships · middlemen · procurement · consignment · markup · inventory · margins
channels
Paths for transmission
- partnersJoint venture participants
- affiliatesConnected member organizations
- franchiseesLicensed brand operators
agents · brokers · intermediaries · alliances · territories · representatives · authorized dealers · wholesalers · outlets · reach
warehousing
Storing goods commercially
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- freightGoods being transported
delivery · supply chain · dispatch · cargo · transportation · pallets · tracking · receiving · routing · fleet
film
Movie or coating
- studiosCreative production spaces
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
content · licensing · rights · syndication · broadcast · exhibition · releasing · platform · circulation · publication
spread
To distribute widely
- circulateMove in a loop
- propagateSpread or breed further
- disseminateSpread information widely
broadcast · transmit · disperse · relay · share · publicize · promulgate · information · content · materials
transformer
Voltage-altering electrical device
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- ignitionStarting combustion process
rotor · cap · points · spark · wiring · engine · automotive · breaker · current · alternator
- B2B supplierswholesalers, manufacturers, vendors, importers, exporters
- commercetrade, banking, merchant, imports, sales
- logisticsshipping, delivery, warehouses, warehousing, shipment
- publishingpublishers, editors, editor, publishing house, books
- auto partsengine, brakes, tires, wheels, steering wheel
- business contactsclient, colleagues, colleague, contact, coworker
distributorscollectors
Those who systematically acquire
aggregators · consolidators · accumulators · gatherers · concentrators
- book distributorsCompanies supplying retailers with publications
- distributor capIgnition system component
- wholesale distributorsBulk goods intermediaries
- beer distributorCompany supplying taverns
- film distributorMovie circulation business
- food distributorVendor moving edibles commercially