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<blockquote data-quote="Steevo" data-source="post: 4152708" data-attributes="member: 430"><p>They may just get leaner themselves, rather than become casualties.</p><p></p><p>My buying group consists of two people, a single room, two phones and two computers. Low overheads, very flexible. No product levy. Very unlike many larger groups.</p><p></p><p>The only downside is they still use the distributor network, thus there is another margin here. But, I get delivery included because the vans are likely passing close to me anyway, and all the products are in one big warehouse. I also send just one email which takes a few seconds and it's all organised by someone else in minutes, turns up the next day, and I don't pay for 3-4 months.</p><p></p><p>FM can't offer that "bundling" yet, there would be a delivery charge per manufacturer I assume.</p><p></p><p>Imagine is AtlasFram did their own website for member only login, doing exactly the same but with their existing network. They could probably shed a huge number of staff and office space whilst retaining their current customer base, finance terms, etc.</p><p></p><p>I think FM will shake things up quite a bit for buying groups, but I can't see too many casualties other than their employees.</p><p></p><p>On another thought, if I want 360 glyphosate, will FM just have one supplier, or will I as a farmer need to hunt round the site to sieve through all 200 different glyphosate brands to find what the cheapest? I ask as ebay/amazon have 100s of sellers of the same product, and hunting the cheapest out can be time consuming and less than simple.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steevo, post: 4152708, member: 430"] They may just get leaner themselves, rather than become casualties. My buying group consists of two people, a single room, two phones and two computers. Low overheads, very flexible. No product levy. Very unlike many larger groups. The only downside is they still use the distributor network, thus there is another margin here. But, I get delivery included because the vans are likely passing close to me anyway, and all the products are in one big warehouse. I also send just one email which takes a few seconds and it's all organised by someone else in minutes, turns up the next day, and I don't pay for 3-4 months. FM can't offer that "bundling" yet, there would be a delivery charge per manufacturer I assume. Imagine is AtlasFram did their own website for member only login, doing exactly the same but with their existing network. They could probably shed a huge number of staff and office space whilst retaining their current customer base, finance terms, etc. I think FM will shake things up quite a bit for buying groups, but I can't see too many casualties other than their employees. On another thought, if I want 360 glyphosate, will FM just have one supplier, or will I as a farmer need to hunt round the site to sieve through all 200 different glyphosate brands to find what the cheapest? I ask as ebay/amazon have 100s of sellers of the same product, and hunting the cheapest out can be time consuming and less than simple. [/QUOTE]
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