DCC buys French electronics distributor Comtrade

Business support services group DCC has bought French electronics distributor Comtrade for €11.4m, subject to clearance from the French competition authorities.

Comtrade distributes a broad range of products including iPod and MP3 docking stations, speakers and portable hard drives from suppliers such as Altec Lansing, Western Digital and iHome to major retailers such as Carrefour, E.Leclerc, Auchan and FNAC and to a wide range of internet, supermarket and specialist electronics retailers in France.