'Painful times' for Datatec as Westcon struggles

Trevor Treharne
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Distributor arm proves troublesome child for parent company

Revenue for Westcon in Europe has dragged down the outlook of parent company Datatec. Datatec stated that consolidated revenue for H1 FY18 is expected to be $2.9bn (£2.3bn), compared with $3.0bn...

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