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Wholesale distribution involves buying products from manufacturers or suppliers in large quantities and selling them at wholesale prices to customers, which are often commercial establishments, business professionals, or retail stores. Wholesale distributors are a vital link the global supply chain.<\/p>\n

In our expert archive, learn the latest wholesale distribution industry trends, developments, statistics, thought leadership and more. Topics include:<\/p>\n

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  1. Digital transformation in wholesale distribution<\/li>\n
  2. Top challenges facing distributors<\/li>\n
  3. Supply chain planning<\/li>\n
  4. Cost management<\/li>\n
  5. Improving wholesale distribution customer experience<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/commerce\/wholesale\/","hasPart":[{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2021\/09\/02\/how-b2b-industries-tackled-covid-challenges\/","headline":"How B2B industries tackled COVID challenges and won","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2021\/09\/02\/how-b2b-industries-tackled-covid-challenges\/","datePublished":"2021-09-02","dateModified":"2022-05-18","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2021\/09\/02\/how-b2b-industries-tackled-covid-challenges\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/contributor\/john-fisher\/#Person","name":"John 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