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UAE-based distributor and retailer Jumbo Electronics has taken Sennheiser to the top of the vendor rankings for headphone sales. Jumbo reckons that Sennhesier achieved top spot in the fourth quarter of 2012 in terms of both quantity and value of headphone sales, citing data from research house GfK.
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TRENDnet wins home networking accolade
TRENDnet was crowned EMEA home networking champion at last week’s ‘EMEA Channel Academy: 2013 Awards’ held in Monaco in conjunction with DISTREE EMEA. During a Gala Dinner, hundreds of attending distributors and retailers used a live electronic voting system to select the top brand across 12 product categories. Five nominated networking brands - TRENDnet, D-Link, Netgear, TP-Link and Linksys - vied for the title of Home Networking Vendor of the Year.
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CompuMe@Virgin concept unveiled
Middle East retailer CompuMe has announced that it will brand itself as CompuMe@Virgin for the in-house IT concessions it operates in Virgin Megastores in the UAE. CompuMe also operates concessions in some smaller Carrefour Market stores and hopes to increase its presence further in the UAE retail channel in 2013. CompuMe also announced the closure of its standalone Mall of the Emirates store at the end of February.
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Treolan appoints Ivannikov as CEO
Russian distributor Treolan, part of the LANIT Group, has appointed Dmitry Ivannikov as its new CEO. Ivannikov will be responsible for the strategic development of Treolan and general management of the operation. Top priorities for Treolan include the expansion of its channel customer base, increasing its geographic reach in Russia and further additions to its vendor portfolio.
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Axiom sales exceed US$2 billion in 2012
Middle East telecoms retailer Axiom Telecom has reported that its 2012 revenues hit US$2.18 billion. The company claims that it currently holds a 71% share of the UAE mobile handset market. The retailer also says that its customer base has risen by 47% since July 2012, driven by increased footfall to both new and existing outlets.
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Middle East distributor Aptec, now part of Ingram Micro, was named as an EMEA volume distributor of the year for 2012 at security software vendor Symantec’s regional partner conference held last month in Lisbon, Portugal. Aptec was recognised for its investment in Symantec, its delivery of Symantec solutions, service and support to end user customers and its ability to meet customer objectives.
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TP-Link signs Richer Sounds as UK retail partner
Networking vendor TP-Link has partnered with Richer Sounds, one of the UK’s leading hi-fi retailers. Under the terms of the agreement Richer Sounds will stock and retail TP-Link’s powerline product range both online and in retail stores.
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Canon Middle East sets up Kenya operation
The Middle East arm of imaging and printing product vendor Canon has set up a subsidiary in Kenya to target the rapidly growing markets of East Africa. Canon Kenya will function as a Canon Middle East office focused on providing marketing and channel development services to both new and existing partners and clients across Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Somalia, Eritrea, Rwanda and Burundi.
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Widget adds Trekstor tablets in UK
Distributor Widget has expanded its portfolio, adding Trekstor Android tablets in the UK. Widget will push Trekstor’s Surftab Breeze 7” tablet to its customer base of UK retailers and resellers. The Surftab Breeze tablets are imported into Europe and quality checked by German brand Trekstor. The devices will be sold with a suggested retail price of £79.99 (US$123) including VAT.
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CONTEXT emerging markets summit at DISTREE EMEA
This year’s DISTREE EMEA event in Monaco begins today with an Emerging Markets Summit hosted by channel tracking experts CONTEXT, taking place from 13:45-15:45. The session will include exclusive results from CONTEXT’s EMEA-wide ChannelWatch survey, which canvassed the opinions of thousands of resellers and retailers across the region.
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