Manufacturers that also sell direct? How can this be fair; I understand that business is business but when you have a trade merchants getting a manufacturers product specified and known about in new arenas – you then see the manufacturers selling direct behind your back…
I posted this onto LinkedIn, there are some good replies
I cant imagine which company you are referring to. There all at it today, there was a time when this sort of thing couldn’t or didn’t happen but nowadays they want their cake and eat it. What we need is a buyers union and I for one would be willing to join.