channel of distribution

: the course taken by the title to goods from the point of origin or production to the point of consumption by an industrial or commercial user or by the ultimate consumer including all agencies that facilitate the transfer of title (as brokers) as well as those who actually take title to the goods (as wholesalers and retailers)

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