Industry Analysis & Industry Trends
The Computer & Peripheral Equipment Wholesaling industry is expected to generate revenue of £22.4 billion in 2011-12, down 1.5% from 2010-11. Firms in the industry distribute about 90% of all computer, computer peripheral equipment and software sold in the United Kingdom.
Although the supply chain for computer equipment is consolidating, it has traditionally been manufacturers selling to wholesalers, resellers or end users; wholesale distributors selling to resellers; and resellers selling to other resellers or directly to end users. This means a computer product may be bought and sold a number of times before its final sale to the end user... purchase to read more
Industry Report - Industry Products Chapter
Most firms in the industry wholesale computers as their primary activity. Most of these establishments also have significant activities involving wholesaling other goods, such as software or business equipment, or the provision of services, such as systems integration. The major products and services of the industry are mainframe computers, mid-range computers and workstations, microcomputers, computer peripherals, and software and IT support.
Mainframe computers are used to process and store large volumes of transactions and files, conduct complex computations and gain prompt access to files. Mainframe computers are expensive (£250,000 plus). Mid-range computers and workstations have capabilities ranging between those of mainframe and personal computers... purchase to read more