An
exclusive distribution agreement is a legal contract between a manufacturer and a distributor that grants the distributor the sole right to sell, market or distribute the manufacturer's products in a specific territory.
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Interestingly, it is often independently - owned bookstores that are more likely to form that connection with authors, as major chain retailers often
use exclusive distribution agreements.
GEN Manga Entertainment has signed
exclusive distribution agreements with Diamond Comic Distributors and its sister company Diamond Book Distributors to be the sole worldwide distributor for English language sales into comic book specialty stores, book stores, and hobby and gaming stores.
Last year, Shutterstock entered into
an exclusive distribution agreement with the Associated Press and acquired 700,000 images from the Art Archive and Kobal Collection, bolstering the quality of its images.
This put Kobo in bed with Borders and the two sides signed off on
an exclusive distribution agreement for the US.
In January Rakuten Kobo announced that they formed
an exclusive distribution agreement with Walmart.
Headroom Limited, Inc., makers of the BooBooLoon brand protective petwear collar, has signed
an exclusive distribution agreement for the new collar with Altranet BV of The Netherlands.
Prior to
the exclusive distribution agreement, Cana had extensive discussions with Standard Innovation Corporation («SIC») with respect to the «We - Vibe» adult sex toy.
To do so, Olympus America ended
its exclusive distribution agreement with Carsen Group Inc. («Carsen»), an unrelated business that acted as Olympus America's exclusive distributor in Canada.
The team is led by Eddie Powell, who recently assisted Glorious Brands with negotiating
an exclusive distribution agreement for Triology's premium skincare products in the UK.