The finer points of the word 代理店


I'm trying to understand what the nuances of the term 代理店 as it is used in
business communications. For example, if a 卸会社 tells a 販売店 their products are
available for resale, however they are not looking for a 代理店, what is the
difference between those two types of business relationships?

Most dictionaries I've seen translate 代理店 as "agency", but that term doesn't
seem to fit regarding product distribution.

Is being a 代理店 for a company's products something like "an authorized dealer"?
Does it typically imply an exclusive contract, so that other companies cannot
compete selling the same products?




代理店(agent) is that, sellers entrust 代理店 to sell their products, 代理店 sell them
to customers. The agreement of sale is contracted between sellers and
customers and 代理店 only broker them.

販売店(distributor) is that, sellers sell their products to 販売店, 販売店 sell them to
customers. The agreement of sale is contracted between sellers and 販売店, also
between 販売店 and customers.

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代理店(agent) is that, sellers entrust 代理店 to sell their products, 代理店 sell them
to customers. The agreement of sale is contracted between sellers and
customers and 代理店 only broker them.

販売店(distributor) is that, sellers sell their products to 販売店, 販売店 sell them to
customers. The agreement of sale is contracted between sellers and 販売店, also
between 販売店 and customers.

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