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Channels of Distribution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Agents | Intermediaries that assist in the sale and/or promotion of goods and services but do not take title to them. |
| Channels of Distribution | Paths, or routes, that goods or services take from the producer to the ultimate customer or industrial user. |
| Consumer Goods | Tangible items produced for personal use. |
| Direct Channel of Distribution | A channel of distribution in which goods and services move directly from the producer to the customer or industrial user. |
| Industrial Distributor | A channel member that buys industrial goods and sells them to industrial users. |
| Industrial User | A business that buys materials, services, or goods that will be used to make other goods or used in the operation of the company. |
| Goods | Tangible objects that can be manufactured or produced for resale. |
| Indirect Channel of Distribution | A channel of distribution in which goods and services move from the producer to intermediaries and then to consumers or industrial users. |
| Industrial Goods | Tangible items that will be consumed by industrial users. |
| Intermediaries | Channel members operating between the producer and the consumer or industrial user to help in the movement of goods and services |
| Middlemen | See intermediaries. |
| Producers | The people who make or provide goods and services. |
| Product | A good or service that a company sells to customers. |
| Retailer | A business that buys consumer goods or services and sells them to the ultimate customer. |
| Services | Intangible activities that are performed by other people for money; productive acts that satisfy economic wants. |
| Ultimate Customers | People who personally use a good or service to satisfy their own needs or wants. |
| Wholesalers | Intermediaries that help move goods between producers and retailers by buying goods from producers and selling them to retailers. |