HOME Canon ties up with Extra in Saudi Arabia
Canon Middle East has signed United Electronics Company, the company behind retailer Extra, as a strategic partner for Canon office personal products (OPP) in Saudi Arabia. Extra has a strong retail presence in the GCC focused primarily on Saudi Arabia. The company also has a strong e-commerce operation and offers an expansive portfolio spanning TV, audio systems, computers, mobile phones and IT communications, cameras, home appliances and personal care products.
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iLife receives Microsoft award in Middle East
Mobile device brand iLife Digital technology has picked up an award from Microsoft in the Middle East. iLife was recognised as a ‘Compete Partner’ of the year for 2017 for its devices designed for the Middle East’s budget concscious consumers. The annual awards hosted by Microsoft Gulf celebrated and recognised partners that had made a significant contribution to the vendor’s business.
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Top consumer tech distributor and retailer executives confirmed for DISTREE APAC 2017
DISTREE Asia Pacific (APAC) has announced that more than 100 senior executives and buyers from top consumer tech distributors and retailers are now confirmed to attend this year’s event. As a premium hosted buyer event, DISTREE APAC gives consumer tech brands the opportunity to pre-schedule one-on-one meetings with the region’s most influential channel partners in one place at one time. This year’s DISTREE APAC takes place in Singapore from November 8th to 10th at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel.
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Rashi Peripherals holds Intel DCB event
Indian distributor Rashi Peripherals has completed a training session in association with Intel. The event was aimed to increase awareness about Intel’s datacentre blocks (DCB) business among enterprise partners. Around 100 enterprise partners from Ahmadabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Bengaluru attended the meeting.
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Optoma signs Redington Gulf as distributor
Projector brand Optoma has appointed Redington Gulf as an authorised distributor in the Gulf region. Redington will distribute Optoma’s lightweight and portable business models. The new partnership will give Optoma access to Redington Gulf’s extensive channel network of IT resellers through the distributor’s IT volume business division.
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Vietnam consumer tech growth continues
Research house GfK’s latest analysis of the ICT, telecoms and consumer electronics market in Vietnam indicates that the total market value grew 13.2% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2017 to hit US$2.12 billion. The strong growth was driven by sales increases in six of the seven segments that GfK tracks. Telecoms sales were up 18.3% year-on-year at US$1.07 billion.
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Saudi Arabia-based consumer tech retailer Extra, part of United Electronics Company, has opened its ninth store in Riyadh, extending its GCC retailer network to 43 stores in total. CEO Mohammed Galal said: “Our company is working according to a clear strategy for expansion, to be closer to our customers. Our ongoing investment in expansion by opening new stores or developing our e-commerce platform - www.extra.com - is based on market research and understanding the demands of our customers.”
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DISTREE Asia Pacific (APAC) has released additional findings from its 2017 APAC Consumer Tech Channel Survey. Lifestyle Tech, Smart Home and Gaming were identified as the top three categories with the most growth potential in APAC, according to this year’s survey. Christophe Painvin, Event Director for DISTREE APAC, commented: “These results demonstrate the continued growth potential that exists across the APAC region. Distributors and retailers are keen to add more brands to their portfolio in categories with high growth potential.”
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Rashi Peripherals promotes PC business
Indian distributor Rashi Peripherals teamed up with leading PC brands to promote the sector’s potential at its recent channel training programme. Rashi Peripherals PC division (PCD) gathered 60 top partners from across India in Mumbai for its two-day PCD 2.0 training programme, which showcased the latest offerings from Asus, Lenovo, HP and Intel.
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Dell EMC appoints Mitsumi as African distributor
Mitsumi Distribution has been appointed by Dell EMC Middle East as an authorised distributor for the Africa region. Mitsumi claims that the move demonstrates Dell EMC’s confidence in the distributor to grow the brand across the region. Mitesh Shah, managing director at Mitsumi Distribution, said: “Over the last two years, we have invested heavily in our team and business to ensure we have the correct skill sets in place to drive growth and capture the Middle East & Africa market share.”
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