Industry Insider: What Does Amazon Business Really Mean For Industrial Distributors?

Industrial Distribution editors Anna Wells and Mike Hockett discuss the impact of the newly founded Amazon Business on industrial distributors — with insights from Prentis Wilson, Amazon Business Vice President, and Petra Schindler-Carter, Amazon Business Marketplace Director and General Manager.

Jul 29, 2015

Industrial Distribution editors Anna Wells and Mike Hockett discuss the impact of the newly founded Amazon Business on industrial distributors — with insights from Prentis Wilson, Amazon Business Vice President, and Petra Schindler-Carter, Amazon Business Marketplace Director and General Manager.

 

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