A distribution system usually plays three roles: logistics (displaying, delivering and storing products); advice and services (providing details about and promoting the product, providing after-Sales service and circulating information between the producer and consumers, and vice versa); financing (making firm Purchases of the product, i.e. assuming the Risk of poor Sales).

(See Chapter 8 How to perform a financial analysis of the Vernimmen)

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