I need to know who/what a distributor is??

Question

I hear people talking about Manufactor, and wholesaler and retailor but where does a distributor come in??

Answer 1

manufacturer makes or fabricates a product (say Coors Beer)
then a

Regional Distributor of what the manufacturer makes. Usually represents several manufacturers. A distributor delivers the products in a certain geographical area to a retail store
Example-- ABC Beverage Distributors

Then you have

Your Retail source either a Brick and Morter Store or a on line store. ABC Beverage Distributors Delivers the Beer to the Grocery Store or 7-11 for them to sell. This is the retail outlet.

Sometime products go directly to the Retailer from the Manufacturer.

Hope this helps

Answer 2

the distributor works between the manufacturer and the retailer. In many cases the manufacturer only wants to sell in very large quantities (truckloads for instance). The retailer wants to buy 5 or 10 at a time. So the distributor buys by the truckload, and sells in smaller quantities. DS @ christianministryofficeproducts.com

Answer 3

a distributor is the one who actually "distributes" the product. a company like walgreens distributes the product coca-cola.

Answer 4

is another name for the store that sells it or distributes it
grocery stores are food distributors for example

Answer 5

its a warehouse that distributes product to retailers in that region