Global Distributors

Global Distributors

Datamonitor's Global Distributors industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the distributors industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

* Market shares are covered by manufacturer or brand

Why you should buy this report

* Spot future trends and developments

* Inform your business decisions

* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials

* Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition

The global distributors sector does not make up an industry in itself but rather a business that acts as an intermediary across a diverse range of activities/sectors, the market value in this report refers to the revenues of distributors and wholesalers of general merchandise not classified elsewhere, includes vehicle distributors.
All currency conversions are calculated at constant average 2008 annual exchange rates.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Segmentation I 10
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation II 11
CHAPTER 5 Market Share 12
CHAPTER 6 Five Forces Analysis 13
6.1 Summary 13
6.2 Buyer Power 14
6.3 Supplier Power 15
6.4 New Entrants 16
6.5 Substitutes 17
6.6 Rivalry 18

CHAPTER 7 Leading Companies 19
7.1 McKesson Corporation 19
7.2 Ingram Micro Inc. 21
7.3 SYSCO Corporation 23
7.4 CHS Inc. 26
CHAPTER 8 Market Forecasts 28
8.1 Market Value Forecast 28
CHAPTER 9 Appendix 29
9.1 Methodology 29
9.2 Industry Associations 30
9.3 Related Datamonitor Research 30



LIST OF TABLES


Table 1: Global Distributors Sector Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 9
Table 2: Global Distributors Sector Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 10
Table 3: Global Distributors Sector Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 11
Table 4: Global Distributors Sector Share: % Share, by Volume, 2008 12
Table 5: Key Facts: McKesson Corporation 19
Table 6: Key Financials: McKesson Corporation 20
Table 7: Key Facts: Ingram Micro Inc. 21
Table 8: Key Financials: Ingram Micro Inc. 22
Table 9: Key Facts: SYSCO Corporation 23
Table 10: Key Financials: SYSCO Corporation 25
Table 11: Key Facts: CHS Inc. 26
Table 12: Global Distributors Sector Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 28