Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Distributor

A wholesaler, jobber, or other manufacturer or supplier that sells chiefly to retailers and commercial users.

Distributorship

A franchise held by a person or company who sells merchandise, usu. in a specific area to individual customers <a car distributorship>.

For example, a wholesaler or distributor usu. receives a greater discount than a retailer. quantity discount

See volume discount.

dual distributor

A firm that sells goods simultaneously to buyers on two different levels of' the distribution chain; esp., a manufacturer that sells directly to both wholesalers and retailers.

dual distributorship

A business structure in which one party operates a branch or deal-ership on the same market level as one or more of its customers.