Wholesalers

1.INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
Introduction
Structure of Wholesale Industry
Significance of Wholesaling and Wholesalers
Role of wholesalers
Alternative Distribution Processes
Impact of Economic Slowdown
Competitive Framework of Wholesale Industry
Evolution of Wholesale Industry – A Historical Perspective
2.MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
3.STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
4.NORTH AMERICAN MARKET PERSPECTIVE
Overview
Table 1: North American Wholesale Market (2007): Number of Independent Wholesale Companies, and Revenue Generated by Independent Wholesalers in US$ Billion by Country - US, Canada, and Mexico
Table 2: North American Wholesale Market: Top 15 Convenience Wholesalers by Revenues in US$ Million for the Years 2006 and 2007
4a.THE UNITED STATES
Overview
Table 3: US Wholesale Market: Annual Growth (in %) Comparison of Wholesale Industry Revenues and US GDP for the Years 2006, 2007 & 2008
Table 4: US Wholesale Market (2007): Revenues Generated by Wholesale Distributors in US$ Billion, and Percentage Breakdown by Category -Independent Wholesalers, Captive Wholesalers, and Agents, Electronic Markets, and Brokers
Table 5: US Wholesale Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales of Durable Goods by Independent Wholesale Distributors
Table 6: US Wholesale Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales of Non-Durable Goods by Independent Wholesale Distributors
Wholesalers in Clothing Industry
E-book Wholesale Market
Court Rules in Favor of Alcohol Wholesalers
Table 7: Leading Players in the US Spirits (Alcohol Products) Wholesale Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown by Company - Charmer Sunbelt, Republic National, Southern/Glazer's, Young's Market, and Others
Table 8: Leading Players in the US Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Wholesale Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown by Company - Charmer-Sunbelt Group, Constellation Brands, Glazer's Wholesale Drug Company, National Distributing Company, National Wine & Spirits, Southern Wines and Spirits of America, Young's Market Company, and Others
The US Tire Wholesale Market
Table 9: Leading Players in the US Tire & Tube Wholesale Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Company -Bridgestone Corporation, Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Sumitomo Corporation, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, and Others
Lumber wholesale Market in the US
Table 10: Leading Players in the US Lumber, Millwork, Plywood, and Wood Panel Wholesale Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Company -American Builders & Contractors Supply CO., INC, Boise Cascade Company, Guardian Industries Corp., Hampton Affiliates, Weyerhaeuser Company, Wolseley plc, and Others
US Food Wholesale Market
Table 11: Leading Players in the US Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown by Company – Nash Finch Company, Supervalu Inc., SYSCO Corporation, and Others
Table 12: Leading Players in the US Packaged Frozen Food Wholesale Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Company - Nash Finch Company, Supervalu Inc., SYSCO Corporation, U.S. Foodservice Inc., and Others
Table 13: Leading Players in the US Dairy Product Wholesale Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Company - Dean Foods Company, Land O'Lakes, Inc., SYSCO Corporation, and Others
Table 14: Leading Players in the US Confectionary Wholesale Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Company – Cadbury Schweppes plc, Kraft Foods Inc., Mars Incorporated, Nestle SA, PepsiCo, Inc, Russell Stover Candies Inc., The Hershey Company, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, and Others
Table 15: Leading Players in Other Grocery and Related Products Wholesale Market in the US (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Company - C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., Spartan Stores, Inc., Supervalu Inc., Willis Stein & Partners, L.L.C., and Others
Table 16: Leading Players in the US Meat and Meat Product Wholesale Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Company - Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Royal Ahold N.V., SYSCO Corporation, Tyson Foods, Inc. and Others
Table 17: Leading Players in the US Livestock Wholesale Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Company - J. R. Simplot Company, Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Others
Table 18: Leading Players in the US Poultry and Poultry Product Wholesale Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown by Company - Gold Kist Inc., Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, Sanderson Farms, Inc., Tyson Foods, Inc., and Others
Emerging and Prevailing Issues in the Pharmaceutical Market
Leading Players Across Different Sectors in Wholesale Trade
Table 19: Leading Players in the US Refrigeration Equipment and Supplies Wholesale Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Company - Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited, Johnson Controls, Inc., Lennox International Inc., United Technologies Corporation, and Others
Table 20: Leading Players in the US Warm Air Heating and Air-Conditioning Equipment and Supplies Wholesale Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown by Company –American Standard Companies, Johnson Controls, Lennox International Inc., United Technologies Corporation, and Others
Table 21: Leading Players in the US Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics) Wholesale Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Company - The Home Depot, Inc, Wolseley plc, and Others
Table 22: Leading Players in the US Electrical Appliance, Television and Radio Set Wholesale Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Company –AB Electrolux, General Electric Company, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Sony Corporation of America, and Others
Table 23: Leading Players in the US Petroleum and Petroleum Products Wholesale Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown by Company - BP p.l.c., Center Oil Company, Global Partners LP, Gulf Oil Limited Partnership, Motiva Enterprises LLC, SemGroup, L.P., Statoil ASA, and Others
Table 24: Leading Players in the US Photographic Equipment and Supplies Wholesale Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown by Company -Canon Inc, Eastman Kodak Company, Fuji Photo Film Co., Nikon Corporation, Sony Corporation of America, and Others
Table 25: Leading Players in the US Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Wholesale Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown by Company - adidas AG, Fortune Brands, NIKE, and Others
Table 26: Leading Players in the US Grain and Field Bean Wholesale Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown by Company -Archer Daniels Midland Company, Cargill Incorporated, CHS Inc., ConAgra Foods, and Others
Table 27: Leading Players in the US Tobacco and Tobacco Product Wholesale Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Company - Altria Group, AMCON Distributing Company, Core-Mark Holding Company, Nash Finch Company, Reynolds American Inc, and Others
Table 28: Leading Players in the US Paint, Varnish and Supplies Wholesale Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Company – LDI, Ltd., PPG Industries, The Sherwin-Williams Company, and Others
Table 29: Leading Players in the US Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Wholesale Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Company - Cerberus Capital Management, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corporation, and Others
Table 30: Leading Players in the US Hardware Wholesale Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Company - Ace Hardware Corporation, Stanley Works, The Black and Decker Corporation, True Value Company, and Others
Table 31: Leading Players in the US Office Equipment Wholesale Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Company -Buhrmann NV, Office Depot, OfficeMax Incorporated, Staples, and Others
Table 32: Leading Players in the US Transportation Equipment and Supplies Wholesale Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Company - Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Textron, The Boeing Company, United Technologies, and Others
Table 33: Leading Players in Other Construction Material Wholesale Market in the US (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Company -Champion Enterprises, Clayton Homes, Centex Corporation, USG Corporation, and Others
Table 34: Leading Players in Other Electric Parts and Equipment Wholesale Market in the US (2006): Percentage Breakdown by Company - Avnet, AVX Corporation, Matsushita Electric Industrial, Tyco International, and Others
4b.CANADA
Overview
Composition of Wholesale Trade in 2008
Automotive Sector Declines
Wholesale Market in Recent Past
Table 35: Canadian Wholesale Market: Annual Revenues in US$ Billion for the Years 2005 through 2009 (H1)
Table 36: Canadian Wholesale Market (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Trade Group – Machinery and Electronic Equipment, Food, Beverages and Tobacco Products, Automotive Products, Personal and Household Goods, Building Materials, Farm Products, and Other Products
4c.MEXICO
Overview
5.JAPANESE MARKET PERSPECTIVE
Overview
Changes in Wholesale Market Structure
Historical Perspective
6.EUROPEAN MARKET PERSPECTIVE
Telecom Wholesale Trade
6a.GERMANY
Pharmaceutical Wholesalers
Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market
6b.LITHUANIA
Pharmaceutical Wholesale Market
6c.POLAND
Leading Players in the Pharmaceutical Wholesale Market
Table 37: Leading Players in Polish Pharmaceutical Wholesale Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown by Company – ACP Pharma, Farmacol, PGF, Prosper, Torfarm, and Others
6d.RUSSIA
Wholesale Sales Witnessing Decline
6e.THE UNITED KINGDOM
Streamlining of Processes Pose Challenge for Pharmaceutical Wholesalers
Electrical Wholesale Market Under Pressure
The UK Food Wholesale Market – A Brief
Table 38: Leading Players in the UK Grocery (Cash-&-Carry) Wholesale Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Company - Bestway Cash & Carry, Booker, Costco Wholesale UK, Makro Self Service Wholesalers, and Others
Table 39: Leading Players in the UK Grocery (Delivered) Wholesale Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown by Company – A F Blakemore and Son, Henderson Wholesale, James Hall and Company, Londis, P & H Mc Lane, and Others
7.ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET PERSPECTIVE
7a.AUSTRALIA
Wholesale Sector Dawdles Despite Retail Segment Taking off Swiftly
7b.CHINA
Overview
Wholesale Formats
Classification of Wholesale Markets
Market Drivers/Challengers
Accession to WTO, and Liberalization of the Wholesale Sector
Policy to Stimulate Domestic Consumption
Expanding Domain of Services
Retailers and Manufacturing Adopting Wholesale Route
Reduced Quality Concerns
Fragmented Wholesale Market
Licenses to Oil Refinery Companies
7c.INDIA
Establishment of Private Wholesale Markets
7d.NEW ZEALAND
Overview
7e.SINGAPORE
The Current Economic Downturn Mars the Wholesale Trade
Table 40: Wholesale Market in Singapore (2006 & 2007): Annual Operating Receipts in S$ Billion by Wholesale Activity - Fuels and Chemicals, Machinery and Equipment, Agricultural Materials, General Merchandise, Household Goods, Transport Equipment, and Others
Table 41: Wholesale Market in Singapore (2006 & 2007): Number of Establishments by Wholesale Activity - Fuels and Chemicals, Machinery and Equipment, Agricultural Materials, General Merchandise, Household Goods, Transport Equipment, and Others