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VIP and Realtime claim they are better off as one

Doug Woodburn

19 October 2012 • 2 min read

Merger plays to trend among retailers of consolidating suppliers, claim distie duo

Sister distributors VIP and Realtime claim their merger will help them capitalise on the trend among large retail customers to consolidate suppliers. The two outfits are combining their operatio...

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