The term used to describes supplies of goods without the simultaneous physical presence of both buyer and seller.

An interrelated arrangement of people, storage facilities and transportation systems that moves goods and services from producers to consumers. (source: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/distribution-network.asp)

A wholesaler or middleman engaged in the distribution of a category of goods, esp to retailers in a specific area. (source: http://www.wordreference.com/definition/distributor)

A reduction in the price of goods or services in relation to the standard price. A discount is a selling technique that is used, for