Panic buying fuels huge spike in channel PC sales

Doug Woodburn
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Resellers moved to hoover up as much stock as possible in aftermath of Brexit, data from Context indicates

Panic buying among resellers fuelled a 50 per cent spike in the number of PCs sold by UK distributors in the aftermath of the Brexit vote, data from Context indicates. According to the analyst, ...

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