Manufacturing Industry
New markets on the Horizon.
Purchasing, May, 2007 by Carbone, James
By James Carbone The mission of electronics distributors is crystal clear: find new customer segments in North America and expand to new markets in Asia and Europe. "Fantastic." "Incredible." "Great." Those are the words that electronics distributors use to describe their sales revenue growth in 2006.
Buyers could well use the same words too. The reason: Distributors' strong revenue growth means they will be able to invest in supply chain, value-added and design services that can help buyers. Results from Purchasing's annual Top 75 Electronics Distributor Survey reveal that 67 of the Top 75 grew revenue in 2006, with 44 reporting double-digit gains. Sixteen increased revenue 20% or more. Only four suffered revenue declines and four...
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