HOME Packed programme at DISTREE Russia & CIS
The main conference programme at DISTREE Russia & CIS begins this evening with a keynote speech from event partner GfK starting at 18:30 in the main auditorium. This is followed by the Live@DISTREE session where Dell and Ulmart will update delegates on their strategy in the region. The evening’s conference programme finishes with the popular ’60 Seconds to Convince’ awards programme.
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Tenth annual DISTREE Russia & CIS opens today
DISTREE Russia & CIS is celebrating its tenth anniversary event this week. The three-day event, which starts today, is taking place at the Pulkovskaya Radisson in Saint Petersburg, Russia. More than 2,500 pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings have already been set-up between delegates using DISTREE Events’ advanced web planning software.
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Euroset announces management changes
Russian retail giant Euroset has handed Artem Alyakrinsky a new role as manager of its central region in Russia. Alyakrinsky had previously served as sales director of Euroset’s North West regional operation in Russia. In his new role, Alyakrinsky will oversee Euroset’s 650 retail outlets and 16 online stores in the central region.
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Merlion extends Pantum rights to Russia
Merlion has extended its distribution agreement with Chinese printer vendor Pantum to include the Russian Federation. The agreement builds on a relationship that started in March 2013 when Merlion became Pantum’s official distributor in Kazakhstan. Merlion will make the full Pantum portfolio available to its channel customer base in Russia.
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Etiger targets smart home market
Etiger has set its sights on the Russia & CIS region as it looks to build new routes-to-market for its home automation and smart home products. The Etiger team is participating at annual channel event DISTREE Russia & CIS next week to meet top distributors and retailers from across the region.
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Viks Electronics will use its participation at next week’s DISTREE Russia & CIS to reach out to the region’s top retailers and resellers. Viks offers a variety of innovative accessories and personal electronic products. Viks claims that its products are ‘eye catchers’ with the potential to truly stand out on the shelves of a retail partner.
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GfK to deliver Russia & CIS market insight
Research giant GfK is an official Event Partner at next week’s DISTREE Russia & CIS channel event in St. Petersburg, Russia. The three-day event gathers 600-plus senior vendor, distributor, retailer and reseller executives involved in the regional ICT and consumer electronics (CE) channel. During the event GfK will deliver a keynote speech, run an interactive workshop session and also host a breakfast briefing. A team of GfK consultant will attend the event to discuss topical issues with delegates.
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MICS to meet top channel partners
Russian distributor MICS plans to pre-schedule 50 meetings with top technology retailers and resellers during next week’s DISTREE Russia & CIS event in St. Petersburg. The event, which takes place for the tenth year in a row in 2013, allows all delegates to request and schedule one-on-one meetings prior to the event, giving each attendee the opportunity to build a personal agenda tailored to their precise business needs.
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Merlion expands vendor portfolio
Russian distribution giant Merlion has added new brands to its extensive product portfolio. Merlion has struck a deal to sell packaged products from Russian security solutions vendor Dr. Web. Merlion has also added products from smartphone and tablet accessories vendor Incipio as part of a Russia & CIS distribution deal.
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Asbis strikes Adobe bundling deal
Emerging markets distribution specialist Asbis has struck a value-added bundle (VAB) agreement with software vendor Adobe. Under the terms of the deal Adobe will allow Asbis to bundle Photoshop Elements of Premiere Elements with ‘PC setup services’ provided by resellers in association with additional hardware and software. The agreement currently covers the CIS countries.
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