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Acer: We've learned from past mistakes

24 January 2012 • 4 min read

Vendor claims channel inventory levels now down to a month in the UK

Acer claims its inventory woes are a thing of the past after moving into 2012 with just one month of stock in its UK channel. Neil Marshall, who joined Acer in November as UK managing director, ...

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