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15 Jul 2008
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Ingram has admitted it will be passing the spiraling cost of fuel onto its reseller base and ultimately end user customers through a freight charge on all customer orders.
In a statement issued this morning, the distribution giant said that it has in the past managed to absorb the cost, but the heavy increases in fuel costs means that it cannot do so any longer.
Jay Forbes, president of Ingram Micro EMEA said in the same statement: “As the market leader, Ingram Micro EMEA will tackle the difficult issue of freight costs to ensure our future success and sustainability.
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“Rapidly rising costs, especially energy costs, require that we address the matter of shipping costs related to our products. Accordingly, Ingram Micro EMEA will implement policies and processes to recover the full cost of shipping products to our customers. We understand this decision will be challenging for our customers, and will work with them to make the transition as smooth as possible, ” he said.
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Ed Smith's comment
Ed Smith's comment is not accurate, Distribution have got a tight control over their couriers However vehicle tracking is only appropraite to reduce costs when they own their own fleet of vehicles...this is not the case for the larger distributors. Ed Smith...please understand how distribution works before commenting
Posted by Informed | 17 Sep 2008
Poor Excuse
If they insisted distribution partners used effective fleet management tools such as Cybit et al then this would more than offset the increased cost of fuel etc.
Posted by Ed Smith | 01 Sep 2008
Poor Excuse
Micro P have not increased carriage charges
Posted by Concerned | 21 Jul 2008
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