Multiple Tier Distribution Definition
multi-tier distribution – n : a form of distribution, common
in certain industries such as retail, in which vendors (i.e., producers of the
original products) sell to an intermediary distributor, who may carry multiple vendors’
products, and who in turn sell products to the retailers or sales entities that
actually sell to end user customers. (See example (b) under distributor.) ------------------------------------------------------------
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