So now, says Jerome Kenney, 57, Merrill's long-time chief strategist, the company is open to alternative distribution systems.
Jimmy Iovine, the chairman of Interscope Records, received praise from several sources within the industry for being open to new distribution models.
More effort will be needed to open distribution to competition.
And the networks have shown that they are open to trying new distribution options through the Internet.
"But labels are more open to new models of distribution with their content, because they want to capture this market".
We will print money, bail out everyone, and then, when people see that capitalism is just one name for a certain kind of state-controlled distribution of wealth, people will be open to other ideas for the distribution of wealth, such as my beloved communism.
Other reports have stated that Amazon intends to open 11 distribution centers to keep up with demand.
Although usually considered pelagic (inhabiting the open ocean), in relation to distribution and life history, they are closer to the neritic (coastal) fauna because they do not usually occur in the really open parts of the oceans; rather, they stay close to shore and in bays.
To match the services of competitors, though, Amazon would likely have to open distribution centers throughout the United States -- a strategy it has largely eschewed since early 2001, when it began shutting huge warehouses filled with goods it owned and started relying more on retailers and distributors to ship products on its behalf.
Ocado is increasing its investment spending by more than a third to £150m to open new distribution centres and increase the size of its fleet of vans.
