ADI's 'Elves' Selling Direct on Amazon

Published May 15, 2017 04:00 AM

Buy from Amazon, get delivery from ADI. What?

Recently, we bought a part from Amazon and the shipment came from ADI. We dug into the relationships involved and found 'elves' making this happen.

In this note, we examine the details of the operation, the pros and cons plus feedback from ADI.

Executive *******

*** *** ** ********* **** ***********.*** [link ** ****** *********], ***** ** part ************** **********, * ******* **** *********** ** partnering **** ********* **** *** ** make ***********'* ******** ****** ********* *** sale ** *** ***** ** *** Internet. *** ******* ***** ********** *** flow:

Distributors **********

************ ********** (***** ******** / *********** site ** ***********)******************* **** *** ** *** ******** of:

************ ********** ******* *** ******* *** the ************ ********* *** ******* **********, e-commerce, ***** *********, *** *********, ****** engine ************, **** ***** ***********, *** everything ****'* ********** ********

**** ********* ******* ************ ******** ****** on * ***'* *** ** ***** ecommerce *****, ****:

************ ********** **** ****** ** ************ cost *** ********* ***********:

*** ********* **** *********** / ************ Emarketing *** * ******** *** ******** comment ** ******* **** ******** **** such ******. *******, ** ** ****** clear **** *** **** ***** *********** has * ******** **** ** * Box ********, **** **** ** ***, including ******** ******:

Workflow - ***** **** ******, *** *** ********

*** ******* ** **** ******* ************ when ** ******* *** ********* **** from ******:

**** *** ******* *******, ** *** not **** ****** *** ***** *** from ************ ********** **** *** ******* of ** *** ******** ** *****:

*** **** ** ******* *** *** of*,***+ **** ***** ***** ** ******,*,***+ ** ***** *** *******, ********* ****, *********, ***.

ADI ********

*** ********** **** **** ** ***** dealers **** ******, ******:

***** *** ********* ********* ** ******* who **** **** **** ** *** store ** *********** ********. **** ******* one ** *** ********* ******* ** market *** ******** ****** **** *** mean *** ** ******* ** *** users. **** ***** ** **** ****** Sony ***** *********** ****** ** *** users ******* **** *** *** **** televisions ** ****.

********, **** ********** **** *** **** ******** that ************ ********** **** **** *** is * ****** *******, ********* ********:

** ***** ***** ****** *** ******* of **** ******** ***** ***** ******** to ***** ********. **** ******** *** largest ******* *** ***** *** **** ship ****** **** / **** / access ******* *******, ****** ** ***** job ****, ** ** ****** ** replacement ********* *** * ******** *********** to * **** *****, ** ******* a ***** ****, ***** *** ******* is **** ***********.

Concerns *** / *****

*** **** ******** ** *** **** this ************ **:

  • ***** / ************ ********** ****** ************ to **** ****** ** ******. ** is *** ** ** **** **** a ****** ******* * *** ***** parts ** ****, ****** **** *** a ******* **** ****** ** **** around *******.
  • ***** ******* *** ****** *********** / access **** ****** ******* ** ** lists ********* ** ***** **** ***, including '*********' * *** ********, ** Elves' *** *******.
  • *** ********* *** ******** ** ** licensed ********** (*** *** ***********). ************ ********** ***** **********. *** did *** ******* ** ************ ********** was ******** ********. 

*******,*** *** * *** ****** ************** ***** **** *****************, ***** ******** **** ******* ****** to *** ***** ** **** *****. *** ******** ******* *** **** of ** ***** ** ** *** distributors **** *** ** **** ** companies ***** *********** ******** ** ******* ******.

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