VADs lose ground in UK distribution race

Sam Trendall
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ChannelWeb research shows the big got bigger during the recession, while the chasing pack of specialists endured sales and profit declines

Falling behind: two-thirds of the UK's leading VADs posted top and bottom line declines last year Research by ChannelWeb has revealed the UK's biggest distributors began to pull away from the pac...

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