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Consumer technology brand CTRONIQ scored a huge success with retailer Carrefour in Kenya with its recent Black Friday promotion. A strong social media campaign, backed up by aggressive price points, saw hundreds of CTRONIQ LED televisions sold in just a few hours. The offer was only available on Friday 23rd November for shoppers visiting Carrefour’s retail outlets in Nairobi.
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Distributor confirmations for DISTREE EMEA up 49%
Distributor confirmations for DISTREE Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 2019 are up 49% compared to the same point last year. With three months to go until next year’s event, the increased level of support from distributors reinforces DISTREE EMEA’s position as the leading hosted buyer event for consumer tech brands from around the world looking to launch, build or manage routes-to-market across the region.
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iBRIT signs Roshan retail deal in Afghanistan
Smart devices brand iBRIT has continued to build up its worldwide channel reach, striking a retail agreement with telecom operator Roshan in Afghanistan. Roshan will sell iBRIT phone handsets through its network of retail outlets across Afghanistan. Roshan is one of the leading telecommunication companies in Afghanistan with 6.5 million active customers, and a network covering more than 287 districts and cities across 34 provinces of the country.
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DISTREE Russia 2019 to deliver new channel growth opportunities
The 16th annual DISTREE Russia will take place in Moscow on May 29th to May 31st, 2019. The country’s leading hosted buyer channel event will offer technology brands and distributors access to Russia leading retailers, e-tailers and resellers in one place at one time. Frederic Simard, Event Director for DISTREE Russia, said: “Building on the success of this year’s event, DISTREE Russia 2019 will once again provide exhibitors with a unique opportunity to hold pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with the country’s leading channel partners, spanning both business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) channels.”
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iBRIT continues rapid Middle East channel expansion
iBRIT has continued its rapid Middle East channel expansion, signing new distribution and retail agreements in Palestine with Almadafa and 2A Distribution. iBRIT has also strengthened its presence in Kuwait, inking new channel agreements with distributor Link Communications and retailer Carrefour.
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Ring has partnered with Sharaf DG, a leading technology retailer in the UAE. As part of the collaboration, Sharaf DG will promote and retail Ring’s home security products and solutions in their stores as well as at their innovative in-store Solution Bar, giving customers the opportunity to experience Ring products firsthand and learn about product features and benefits via demonstrations.
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Dixons Carphone and GfK agree information partnership
Dixons Carphone and GfK have today announced the signing of a partnership to share physical and online sales information. Under the terms of the deal, Dixons Carphone will become part of GfK’s point of sale (POS) tracking solutions for their sectors, which underpin GfK’s prescriptive analytics around market Insights, consumer insights, marketing effectiveness and sales effectiveness.
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DISTREE EMEA drives new distribution deals
DISTREE Events has revealed the findings of its post-event distributor research* for DISTREE Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 2018, which took place in Monaco in February. Based on this year’s findings, there was an average of 4.02 signed distribution agreements per exhibitor at DISTREE EMEA 2018, with a further 4.27 currently under negotiation for each participating brand.
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New Structured Wishlist system launched for DISTREE EMEA
DISTREE Events has launched a new Structured Wishlist system for its flagship hosted buyer tech and consumer electronics (CE) channel event. Confirmed exhibitors participating at DISTREE Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 2019, which takes place on February 19th to 22nd in Monaco, will have access to the new system, which allows them to nominate specific channel partners they wish to hold one-on-one meetings with at the event.
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Fruugo appoints Hancox as Chairman
Fruugo.com, the fast-growing global marketplace platform has announced that Mike Hancox, previously CEO of Ideal Shopping and former CEO of Shop Direct and former CEO of Otto UK (part of the world’s largest home shopping group), has been appointed as Chairman of Fruugo.com Limited. Soaring revenues and four consecutive years of triple digit revenue growth have led the board of Fruugo to consider the next major steps in Fruugo’s global expansion.
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