A cooperative of distributors that pools purchasing power and shared services, including data initiatives.
Converting a print or offline product catalog into structured digital data.
Any organization — distributor, reseller, integrator — that helps bring a manufacturer's products to market.
A requirement — often from suppliers or large customers — that a distributor operate digitally and exchange data electronically.
A fulfillment model where the manufacturer ships directly to the buyer, raising the stakes on accurate product data.
Wholesale distribution of industrial products — electrical, plumbing, HVAC, MRO — with deep, technical catalogs.
The large number of low-volume products that collectively represent significant sales but are hard to maintain.
An agent who represents manufacturers' products to distributors and buyers within a territory.
Maintenance, Repair, and Operations products — a major industrial distribution category with vast SKU counts.
The rapid growth in the number of distinct products a distributor must manage.
The process of establishing a new supplier relationship and bringing their products and data into the catalog.
Meeting the data and content requirements set by suppliers or large customers.
The business of buying products from manufacturers and reselling them, typically in volume, to businesses rather than consumers.
