BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Channel Stuffing
- the artificial boosting of sales at the end of a fiscal year by offering distributors and dealers incentives to buy a greater quantity of goods than they actually need
Additional Resources
- Is LoJack Channel Stuffing?
- Saj Karsan submits: A reader recently pointed out the fact that LoJack LOJN appears to be "channel stuffing" its international sales. What exactly is "channel stuffing" and how does one detect whether it's taking place? Channel stuffing is the practice of selling more products to one's customers than the customers...
- External links 2009-06-01
- ADVISORY/Expert Source: SEC's Crackdown on Sunbeam's Alleged "Channel Stuffing" Is Just the Beginning, diCarta CEO Says
- Business Editors/High Tech Writers ADVISORY... --BUSINESS WIRE WHAT On May 15, the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC filed a civil lawsuit against Albert J. Dunlap, former CEO of Sunbeam Corp. and others, charging a range of fraudulent accounting ...
- Research articles 2001-05-17
- BMS Settles Plavix Allegations for Pennies; Ex-CEO Dolan Vindicated (Slightly)
- Bristol-Myers Squibb will pay $2.1 million to settle FTC allegations it made false statements regarding its deal over bloodthinner Plavix with Apotex, according to the WSJ. The news means that BMS has settled all its regulatory troubles over Plavix with the FTC and the states for a...
- Blog posts 2009-03-27
- Turkey and stuffing and cranberries, oh my!(Time Out!)(TV & Radio)
- Byline: Ted Cox Remotely interesting: TBS puts on its annual Thanksgiving presentation of "The Wizard of Oz" at 7 p.m. Sunday. I don't know why that should put a viewer in the mindset for turkey and stuffing, but TBS evidently thinks it should. ...
- Research articles 2003-11-14
- Apple denies Buzzle "channel stuffing" accusations.
- Mar 27, 2002 (The Australian Financial Review Mar 27, 2002 (The Australian Financial Review
- Research articles 2002-03-27
- Tech Roundup: Google Jet Fighter, Vista Lags Office, Vendor Channel Stuffing, More
- Google top brass get fighter jet; Office sales growth leaves Vista in the dust; get ready for vendors to stuff inventory into their distribution channels; and Yang knows that he's right for Yahoo. by Erik Sherman
- Blog posts 2008-10-25
- Huron Law Group: California Court Reinstates Class Action Allegations Against Avon for Unfair Business Practices, Fraud and Breach of Contract
- LOS ANGELES -- In a published decision released on Friday, May 6, the California Court of Appeal reinstated class action allegations by women who sell or sold beauty products for Avon Products, Inc. as independent sales representatives. The Court also ruled that the trial court erred in dismissing the Avon...
- Research articles 2005-05-10
- Avon wins its case in California Court
- * The California Court of Appeals last month overturned two rulings in a class-action lawsuit dismissing complaints against Avon Products Inc. The lawsuit, filed last January, accused Avon of artificially boosting its financial performance by "channel stuffing"--forcing independent sales representatives to pay for unordered products even after the shipments had...
- Research articles 2004-07-01
- Murdoch's hornets' nest. (News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch's lawsuit against Time Warner Inc.)
- Last week, News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch stepped up to the plate, took a few warm-up swings and whacked the stuffing out of the hornets' nest that has been building ever since Time Warner Inc. opted not to carry Fox News Channel -- an about-f ...
- Research articles 1996-10-14
- Roast Channel with Apple Stuffing
- Apple is so concerned about its resellers that it has warned them to place about a month's worth of orders for top selling iPod models and three weeks of MacBook models. That means retailers pay the price for Apple's convenience. by Erik Sherman
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- Is Chrysler Viable?
- It looks like Chrysler’s efforts to cook its books, by stuffing the channel, is taking on new urgency. In an AP report, Chrysler VP, Jim Press, is quoted, threatening dealers to buy more unneeded cars: "You have two choices," Press told the group, according to the trade publication Automotive News....
- External links 2009-02-08
