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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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Badgy to participate at DISTREE Russia 2019
Plastic card printer brand Badgy, part of the Evolis Group, will participate at DISTREE Russia 2019, which takes place in Moscow from May 29-31st. DISTREE Russia provides exhibitors with a unique opportunity to pre-schedule one-on-one meetings with senior executives from Russia’s top business-to-business and business-to-consumer channel partners in one place at one time. Channel EMEA, an official Media Partner for DISTREE Russia 2019, caught up with Olivier Chevance, EMEA key account manager at Evolis, to learn more about the brand’s Russian channel plans.
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Vitagliano appointed CEO of GTDC
The Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC) has announced Frank Vitagliano as its next CEO. He becomes the organisation’s third CEO since its founding in 1998, replacing distribution luminary Tim Curran, who retired earlier this year after 16 years in the position. Alain Monié, GTDC chairman and CEO of global distributor Ingram Micro, said: “Frank is an ideal choice for this dynamic industry role. He brings a wealth of related experience from the entire ecosystem, including partnering with top technology distributors, OEM’s and solution providers.”
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VinSmart to acquire 60% of Archos
Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup has announced that it has struck a deal to acquire a 60% stake in French consumer electronics brand Archos. Through its subsidiary VinSmart, Vingroup will initially take a 29.5% stake in Archos with an agreement in place to increase its ownership up to 60%. The companies plan to collaborate on the production and distribution of consumer electronics products. Vingroup is listed on the Ho Chi Minh stock exchange with a market capitalisation of nearly US$16 billion.
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Leading B2B channel partners to attend DISTREE Russia 2019
DISTREE Russia 2019 will host more than 100 senior executives from Russia’s top business-to-business (B2B) technology channel partners at this year’s event. Now in its 16th year, DISTREE Russia will take place in Moscow on May 29th to May 31st, 2019. The 75-plus B2B channel partners already confirmed to attend DISTREE Russia includes major systems integrators such as ALW Group, iCore and RAMEC among others.
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Top in-country retailers, e-tailers and marketplaces confirmed to attend DISTREE Russia 2019
DISTREE Russia 2019 will once again give consumer tech, consumer electronics and IT brands from around the world a unique opportunity to hold pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with senior channel executives from the country’s top retailers and e-tailers in one place at one time. Top retailers already confirmed for DISTREE Russia include Auchan, Digital World, Goodcom, Maximus, MTS, M.Video-Eldorado, Nix, On No and Wildberries, with more signing up to attend each week.
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Westcoast extends warehouse capacity
UK-based distribution giant Westcoast has announced the expansion of their operational capacity with the lease of a new 340,000 square foot warehouse facility in Andover, Hampshire, UK. The facility is due to become operational this year and will effectively double Westcoast’s UK warehouse space. The new warehouse will add to existing facilities in Theale, Berkshire; Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire; Wilford, Nottinghamshire and St.Albans, Hertfordshire.
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