UK channel PC sales boom but stock headaches may lie ahead

Hannah Breeze
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Channel sell-through figures grow 13.5 per cent in Q2 but hints of pan-Europe inventory pile-up trouble rear their head

The UK channel is reaping the benefits of disties bursting with stock as sell-through figures have boomed 13.5 per cent annually in the second quarter, according to Context. Last week, IDC said ...

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