Super stockists work as facilitator of goods transfer between company and the difficult to
reach products. They don’t have any investment on stock.
C&F agents organises company meetings, stores goods, distributes etc. They get commissions apart from warehouse rent and other benefits Modern trade like reliance, bigbazaar etc. negotiate directly with manufacturer, maybe get delivery locally. Intensive distribution is for impulse products Exclusive distribution is for company owned stores. Company owned outlets are not for the purpose of sales mainly, but instead brand building and promotion Strategic decisions are taken mostly in a gap of 3-5 years Tactical decisions are taken to fulfil strategic decisions, hence taken in short intervals.