HOME INTERVIEW: Jihad Youssef, Promate Technologies
Retail brands are getting ready for next month’s DISTREE Middle East 2014. The three-day event has become the ‘must attend’ annual platform for face-to-face meetings with senior executives and top buyers the region’s leading technology retailers and e-tailers. Jihad Y. Youssef (JY), general manager sales and marketing Middle East and Africa at device and accessories brand Promate Technologies, spoke to Channel EMEA about the company’s regional retail strategy.
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INTERVIEW: Nadeem Khanzadah, Jumbo Electronics
Jumbo Electronics is recognised as one of the UAE’s leading retail and distribution operations. The company has been exclusive UAE distributor for Sony since 1974. Jumbo will join hundreds of the region’s top retailers and distributors at this year’s special 10th anniversary DISTREE Middle East retail channel event, which takes place from May 20th to 22nd 2014 in Abu Dhabi. Channel EMEA caught up with Nadeem Khanzadah (NK), retail head at Jumbo Electronics, to learn more about the company’s future retail plans.
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DISTREE Russia & CIS 2014 to provide gateway to regional SMB and consumer technology channels
The eleventh annual DISTREE Russia & CIS channel event will take place at the Pulkovskaya Radisson in St. Petersburg, Russia, from June 24th to 26th 2014. DISTREE Russia & CIS provides vendors and distributors of technology products and solutions with a unique opportunity to pre-schedule one-on-one meetings with the region’s leading channel partners.
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Retail channel event DISTREE Middle East will showcase the latest and greatest technology products and consumer electronics (CE) devices from around the world in Abu Dhabi this May. DISTREE Middle East 2014 will include three separate product showcase sessions as part of a packed event agenda: ‘Fresh: A First Look at New Technology’, ‘Wearables LIVE’ and ‘60 Seconds to Convince’.
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DISTREE Middle East 2014 to include Wearable Tech Zone and new Retail-to-Business (R2B) Summit
The tenth annual DISTREE Middle East event will include a Wearable Tech Zone and a new Retail-to-Business (R2B) Summit. The region’s leading technology and consumer electronics channel event takes place at the Fairmont Abu Dhabi from May 20th to 22nd 2014. Hundreds of retail executives are already confirmed to attend for three days of pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with vendors and distributors.
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INTERVIEW: Leo Prozument, Wexler
Device vendor Wexler expanded into the smartphone space in 2013. As the company’s portfolio expands, so too do its channel ambitions, with the vendor keen to identify additional partners in its target markets across Eastern Europe and the CIS. Wexler attended last month’s DISTREE EMEA channel event. CEO Leo Prozument, discussed the vendor’s plans and business objectives with Channel EMEA.
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DISTREE Africa event announced for June 2014
DISTREE Events is expanding into the African market in 2014, driven by demand from technology vendors for an effective regional channel development platform. DISTREE Africa will provide technology product, service and solution suppliers with easy access to leading channel partners from across this vast region in one place at one time. The inaugural DISTREE Africa will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from June 19th to 21st 2014.
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DISTREE EMEA 2014 drives channel business
DISTREE EMEA facilitated more than 6000 pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings at this week’s four-day channel event. Thousands more meetings were scheduled at the event, with more than 1000 delegates making full use of the on-site DISTREE Matching Squad to facilitate extra one-on-ones. New distribution deals and retail agreements were initiated, discussed and in some cases even signed during the event.
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More than 6000 meetings pre-scheduled for DISTREE EMEA 2014
DISTREE EMEA has announced that more than 6000 pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings have been set up for the four-day channel event, which begins today at the Fairmont Hotel in Monaco. Thousands more meetings will be scheduled at the event, with more than 1000 delegates making full use of the on-site DISTREE Matching Squad to facilitate extra one-on-ones.
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INTERVIEW: Andrzej Przybyło, CEO at AB Group
Central & Eastern Europe distribution giant AB Group continues to drive greater efficiency into its operations and explore new business opportunities. With a continued emphasis on complete channel support and positive vendor relationships, AB is keen to extend its leadership position in the market. AB is one of hundreds of distributors from across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) that will be represented at next month’s DISTREE EMEA event in Monaco. Channel EMEA caught up with Andrzej Przybyło, CEO at AB Group, to find out more.
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