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Avnet Express, Hong Kong, part of the Avnet Electronics Marketing operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) has launched a comprehensive e-commerce website in Asia. The site http://www.avnetexpress.com/asia represents the first distributor website in Asia to offer a China payment capability.
Known as Avnet Express, Asia, the new site provides design and purchasing executives at OEM and EMS firms with rapid access to inventory held across Asia. They can also enjoy online access to Avnet Electronics Marketing's global component menu, which now includes more than four million different parts.
"Right now about 15 percent of our web customers are shopping from Asia -- and having their parts shipped from the warehouse in the U.S. The ability to access and purchase inventory within Asia will provide Asia customers reduced cycle time and logistics costs, enabling them to order products from the location closest to their operation," said Beth Ely, senior...