local distributor

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local
adjective
uk
/ˈləʊ.kəl/us
/ˈloʊ.kəl/
from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of ...
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distributor
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈstrɪb.jə.tər/us
/dɪˈstrɪb.jə.t̬ɚ/
a person or organization that supplies goods to shops ...
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(Definition oflocalanddistributorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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When imported technology is tied to sourcing from the donor country, problems may arise with maintenance and availability of spare parts (4), especially if there is nolocaldistributor.
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Elsewhere, gardeners should return it to thelocaldistributor.
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This need to satify two discrete functions—as a long distance through route and as a morelocaldistributor—has led to poor conditions for traffic, which are continuing to deteriorate.
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While gas may be purchased per tanks in gasoline stations or inlocaldistributor.
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Quite often, thelocaldistributorof trade literature and new construction trends in a small town was the neighborhood building supply center.
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They have also taken proceedings against local distributors of leaflets, in order to test the legality of particular pamphlets and leaflets.
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I believe that in times of peace many local distributors had no storage room and kept the coal in the trucks in the railway yards.
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Starting in 1899, the company established sales networks by encouraging customers to become local distributors.
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The number of distributors was reduced from approximately 1,200 to 200, and the name of the local distributors were printed on the catalogs.
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Local distributors are additionally used in over 180 other markets.
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He also made presentations to big retail chains, visited smaller retailers, met local distributors and regularly sent email updates to various stakeholders.
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This sauce is packed commercially by many local distributors.
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He spent many nights socializing with the local distributors in all-night drinking and karaoke sessions, and was thus able to personally broker 40 deals.
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Lenovo partnered with two national distributors and over 100 local distributors.
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Oliver typewriters were marketed heavily for home use, utilizing local distributors and sales on credit.
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The local distributors were not members of organized crime syndicates but seedy small businessmen in an illegal black market business; the same vendors also handled cheap, off-brand black market condoms.
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Business was always done on a strictly cash basis, with generous discounts for bulk purchases to the local distributors who then resold them to retail vendors.
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