by dannydrumperc » Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:00 pm
This is how globalization works. Specializing on a segment of a market or industry can be very profitable, but branching toward all possibilities can be even more, although it may not be seen with good eyes – or been judged as monopolistic. Their industry is distribution, so they will distribute whatever is possible for them to distribute. They have the infrastructure, the vehicles and the know-how – why should they not do it?
KAMAN is not a music instruments manufacturer. They just own significant amounts of shares of certain manufacturing corporations (as with LP) or have distribution agreements with them (as with Sabian). So not buying the products they distribute won’t affect them too much, but can affect a lot of others…