Exertis to buy Amacom

DCC Technology has announced that it will acquire Amacom, a leading supplier of consumer electronics and small domestic appliances to retail, etail and B2B resellers, subject to approval from the relevant competition authorities. Located in Den Bosch, in the south of the Netherlands, Amacom employs around eighty staff with revenues of €160m (US$179m) in the last financial year. Amacom will become part of Exertis, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DCC. Read full story

RP tech gets Colorful in India

Distributor RP tech India has added components brand Colorful to its portfolio. RP tech has signed an exclusive distribution deal with Colorful and will offer the vendor’s graphics cards to its extensive channel customer base. Headquartered in China, Colorful is a leading manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards and high-performance storage solutions. Read full story

DISTREE APAC 2019 Early Bird offer launched

DISTREE Events has announced a range of benefits as part of its Early Bird offer for exhibitors participating at DISTREE Asia-Pacific (APAC) 2019 – the region’s leading premium hosted buyer event for consumer tech, consumer electronics and IT channels. The 6th annual DISTREE APAC will take place in Singapore from 6th to 8th November 2019. The Early Bird offer includes US$1000 worth of exhibitor benefits. Read full story

Riversong expands channel reach into North Africa

Fast-growing consumer technology brand Riversong has struck a distribution deal with Egypt-based General Commerce Company (GCC) to expand its channel reach into North Africa. Sameh Halaka, CEO at GCC, said: “GCC is keen to build a strong partner relationship with Riversong in order to bring the right product to the right place at the right time.” Read full story

DISTREE APAC to take place in Singapore in November 2019

The sixth annual DISTREE Asia-Pacific (APAC) will take place in Singapore on 6th to 8th November 2019. As a premium hosted buyer channel event, DISTREE APAC offers consumer technology, consumer electronics (CE), IT and digital lifestyle brands an opportunity to hold pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with senior executives from APAC’s leading distributors, plus representatives from the region’s top retailers, e-tailers and marketplaces. Read full feature

DISTREE EMEA drives new distribution deals

DISTREE Events has revealed the findings of its post-event distributor research* for DISTREE Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 2018, which took place in Monaco in February. Based on this year’s findings, there was an average of 4.02 signed distribution agreements per exhibitor at DISTREE EMEA 2018, with a further 4.27 currently under negotiation for each participating brand. Read full feature