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Research house CONTEXT will deliver a keynote speech as part of next week’s DISTREE EMEA regional channel event in Monaco. In the run-up to the event, CONTEXT has identified five key distributor opportunities in an omnichannel world. For today’s consumers, omnichannel is their ’new normal’, according to CONTEXT. They now shop and purchase anytime and everywhere. What this means for traditional retailers is that they must become more flexible and ‘seamless’.
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Mitsumi adds HP supplies rights in Middle East
Mitsumi Distribution, a major IT, consumer electronics and telecoms distributor in the Middle East and Africa, has been appointed by HP Middle East as an authorised HP supplies distributor for the Middle East region. HP and Mitsumi already have a well-established alliance of 6 years. This agreement further extends Mitsumi’s East African distribution rights to also include the UAE, Oman, Bahrain, and Yemen.
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DISTREE Middle East moves to Dubai for 2017 event
DISTREE Middle East 2017 will take place on the 8-10th May at the Meydan Hotel in Dubai, UAE. The three-day channel event unites consumer technology brands and distributors with senior executives and buyers from the region’s leading retailers and e-tailers. Exhibitors pre-schedule one-on-one meetings with retailers and e-tailers attending the event, enabling them to target specific markets or channels for their product portfolio.
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Usbepower ready for a channel charge
Charging solutions specialist Usbepower will present five new products at next week’s DISTREE EMEA consumer tech channel event in Monaco. The event gives brands the opportunity to hold pre-scheduled face-to-face meetings with top distributor from across the region. Nathan Zeitoun, VP at Usbepower, said: “Our key goals for the DISTREE EMEA trade show is to develop the Usbepower brand in Europe and open new channels in the EMEA zone.”
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ttec to showcase expanded portfolio
Turkish accessories brand ttec will showcase an expanded product range to distributors at this month’s DISTREE EMEA event in Monaco. In the fast-moving mobile accessories market, DISTREE EMEA has become a powerful platform for brands looking to sign new distributors and accelerate their international channel development. Tesan Iletsim, the company behind the ttec brand will hold pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with distributors throughout DISTREE EMEA 2017.
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Wistiki to expand channel reach in EMEA
France-based Wistiki has established a strong position in the market for trackers. The company’s key tracker will soon be joined by trackers for pets and even your wallet. Positioned as a premium tracker brand with an emphasis on high-quality design, Wistiki has achieved significant success in several countries around the world. Wistiki is now ready to expand into new markets and is attending DISTREE EMEA in Monaco this month to identify new distributors that can expand the brand’s geographic reach.
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TP-Link adds smartphone distributor in Oman
Networking and mobile device vendor TP-Link has appointed Sale International in Oman as a distributor for its Neffos smartphone portfolio. TP-Link claims that the appointment of Sale International will allow it to accelerate its channel development within Oman. Lucas Jiang, general manager, TP-Link Middle East and Africa (MEA), said: “Sale is one of the largest telecoms focused distributors in Oman and the wider Middle East.”
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Romoss targets Western Europe in 2017
Accessories brand Romoss will showcase its expansive product portfolio and reaffirm its channel credentials at this month’s DISTREE EMEA event in Monaco. Chris Tong, sales director at Romoss, said: “This is our first time at DISTREE EMEA. We want to contact great channel partners and communicate our brand values to an EMEA audience. Romoss is a well-known brand in China.”
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Arrow hands Resting-Jeppesen new role
Distributor Arrow Electronics today announced the appointment of Henrik Resting-Jeppesen as regional director of Arrow`s enterprise computing solutions business unit in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Resting-Jeppesen will report to Jean-Loup Desamaison-Cognet, VP DACH, Nordics, Eastern Europe and Middle East & Africa of Arrow ECS. Resting-Jeppesen joined Arrow in 1994, and most recently served as country manager for Denmark with extended responsibilities in the entire Nordics region.
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EET Europarts targets smart home growth
Distributor EET Europarts has announced a plan to focus on the smart home business as part of its growth strategy for the coming years. A new partnership and Nordic distribution agreement with German brand tado°, a vendor of intelligent home climate control solutions, is already in place and more distribution agreements are in the pipeline. Smart tech is one of the four exhibitor zones at this month’s DISTREE EMEA event in Monaco, which will gather hundreds of senior distributor executives from across the wider EMEA region.
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