Anixter Brothers, an electrical wholesale distributor built by his uncle and father, was sold to real estate mogul Sam Zell a decade ago.

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Gnip, based in Boulder, Colorado, is more of a wholesale distributor.

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They also provide real-time feedback on production, information that can be passed all the way to the customer, usually a wholesale distributor or even a retailer.

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Wholesale food distributor Nash Finch (NAFC, 19) , out of Edina, Minn.

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Despite its diminutive market cap, Nash Finch happens to be the second-largest publicly traded wholesale food distributor in the U.S. and one of the largest distributors of grocery products to U.S. military commissaries and exchanges.

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The manufacturer may double its manufacturing cost in arriving at a wholesale price to the distributor.

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The suit dates back to September 2006, when Urban Outfitters, its wholesale arm and its Free People subsidiary sued BCBG and distributor Street Beat Sportswear Inc.

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