In other words you can buy from the manufactures directly or you can get then from a wholesale distributor and while a little more expensive to buy from a distributor YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY TO STORE IT. My question is do some big businesses use the distributors instead of the manufacturers?? It seems hard to buy warehouses and store them. CAN YOU BE JUST AS CHEAP IF YOU USE A DISTRIBUTOR?? DETAILS
2007-12-01 07:06:39 · 2 answers · asked by Programmer 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
Yes, storing it yourself can save you some money since you won't have to pay the distributor. However, there's a lot to consider.
If you store it yourself, you'd have to rent the storage AND be reasonably assured that you'll use the inventory. Plus, depending on the volume you order, your savings may/may not be as large as you'd like. When using a distributor, you usually can carry a larger variety of goods since they will be storing them AND you won't have to worry as much about shrinkage. Further, if the product is a dud, you don't have to worry about getting rid of it!
Hope that helps!
2007-12-09 02:17:44 · answer #1 · answered by Yada Yada Yada 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could go with either, but yea, a distributor will cost you a pretty penny.
2007-12-01 15:19:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋