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Develop two examples of companies that are using other companies as distributors. What benefits are the original companies receiving in these two cases?

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The solution discusses how companies use other companies to distribute their products. Amazon.com, Toys R Us, Walmart and Dell Computers are used as examples.

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Develop two examples of companies that are using other companies as distributors. What benefits are the original companies receiving in these two cases?

Toys R Us/Amazon

I picked these two companies because their distribution channels are impressive as they work as one. Toys R Us uses Amazon.com as its exclusive distributor for products that are purchased online (Toys R Us 2008). The advantage to Toys R Us is Amazon handles the administrative portion of the order(s) through its website, picks and packs the item and ...

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