Thanks for that. There were a few things that were on sale and tbh i had a weird feeling about the site anyways
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I am surprised no one has taken over the ADA UK distribution after they closed down! Wonder James still has a stronghold on that one!
There are plenty of candidates now that could take on that role!
There are plenty of candidates now that could take on that role!
Wookii
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I was under the impression that ADA handle the distribution themselves out of their European office?
aquascape1987
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Other people do sell ADA now don’t they? Or do you mean something else?
Loads of ADA products in other shops. Some of our sponsors
There are various EU distributors, maybe UK is now covered by one of them, you cannot buy directly from ADA unless you are a distributor.
But since the UK now left the EU would make more sense to have a UK Distributor. TGM were the UK distributor, any shop in the UK had to go to them to order ADA products in the past, hence TGM became the primary source of ADA products for a long time.
aquascape1987
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Ah I see what you mean. I do hope that James Findlay doesn’t have the monopoly. Just annoying
Garuf
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I'm pretty sure the distribution is handled by the german office for all of europe, that's the case here in DK.
I'm not trying to defend James, but I mean bashing him for a monopoly when he was selling tanks at RRP seems a bit harsh. The stores everyone now favours didn't exist when he started TGM (and barely when he closed it down), and tbh I don't blame him if he had exclusive rights to something. That's how this stuff goes. He was nice enough on the phone with me, did deliver tanks and also had sales on tanks throughout the years, which no one does now. Plants weren't as good as we get now, but all in I don't consider the TGM a bad thing.
However, if he is still the UK distro, even though ADA annunced he was no longer I would see that as a bit odd.
However, if he is still the UK distro, even though ADA annunced he was no longer I would see that as a bit odd.
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I'm guessing a monopoly doesn't necessarily come from being the sole distributor. The monopoly could come from the distributor inflating the price of a product to the point it's no longer viable for retailers to buy and sell, since there is little to no profit in doing so.
This way the distributor becomes the retailer as well, retaining the entire market share, shortening the supply chain, and gaining max profit. It perhaps has its benefits as a business model for a sole distributor in a niche market offering specialist goods. But it's also potentially short sighted in that market reach and penetration can be severely limited and in turn so can growth.
I'm also guessing this can leave the business vulnerable to competition. Which in this case may well have happened especially with other manufacturers of quality aquascaping equipment successfully breaking in to an expanding market. But who really knows?
This way the distributor becomes the retailer as well, retaining the entire market share, shortening the supply chain, and gaining max profit. It perhaps has its benefits as a business model for a sole distributor in a niche market offering specialist goods. But it's also potentially short sighted in that market reach and penetration can be severely limited and in turn so can growth.
I'm also guessing this can leave the business vulnerable to competition. Which in this case may well have happened especially with other manufacturers of quality aquascaping equipment successfully breaking in to an expanding market. But who really knows?
not called Bob
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where was the shop? the site is very cryptic with only a webform and no phone or postal address, hardly inviting you to spend money if those items are still on sale
Wrexham, Wales.
You're probably right. Good for TGM, bad for ADA propogation across the UK. Oddly, TMC/EA tanks didn't really last though.
ADA have dropped a lot of their lines, so I guess there were some changes had to be made.
