皇冠体育app

TCL to use network to sell Philips goods
( 2002-08-27 09:33 ) (1 )

The Dutch electronics giant Philips is to join forces with the Chinese electronics conglomerate TCL to further explore the Chinese market, the firms announced on Monday.

The two companies signed a sales co-operation agreement in Shanghai on Thursday under which TCL will help sell Philips products through its gigantic sales network around 皇冠体育app.

TCL will first set up sales centres for Philips products in South 皇冠体育app's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Southwest 皇冠体育app's Guizhou Province, East 皇冠体育app's Jiangxi and Anhui provinces and North 皇冠体育app's Shanxi Province.

TCL will also be responsible for the after-sales services of Philips products there, said the agreement.

Zhang Yue, chief executive with the Philips Electronics 皇冠体育app Group, said: "Philips is expected to further expand its sales in 皇冠体育app in co-operation with TCL."

The co-operation agreement will help Philips products enter the five relatively backward regions of 皇冠体育app more efficiently, with quality-ensured after-sales services, according to Zhang.

TCL is also expected to strengthen its sales network, one of the Chinese mainland's largest so far.

Sales agents of TCL will become more competitive by providing more diversified electronics products, said Li Dongsheng, chairman of the TCL board of directors.

Li said he believes that both sides will co-operate in other areas of 皇冠体育app in the near future.

TCL, 皇冠体育app's second-largest manufacturer of TV sets, has more than 15,000 sales agents and almost 20,000 sales establishments around the country, covering all prefectural cities.