Has anyone in this debate called the new distributor and asked them if a contract/agreement (such as the one w/ BBDA) automatically equate to 2000 stores?
It might be that simple.
On the other hand, they might test a new product at a percentage of the 2000 stores. Or, there might be designated/specific stores that are used to test a new product based on demographics, etc.
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