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Distributors
Definition: Individuals or businesses that purchase the right to sell ABC
Corp.'s products but not the right to use ABC's trade name
Kiosks
Definition: A small, enclosed stand from which merchandise is sold, often
placed in the common area of a shopping center or public concourse
Rack Jobbing
Definition: The selling of another company's products through a distribution
system of racks in a variety of stores that are serviced by the
rack jobber
Network Marketing
Definition: A business model in which a distributor network is needed to build
the business. Usually such businesses are also multilevel marketing
in nature in that payouts occur at more than one level.
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