AOpen to set up over 20 warehouses in America.

Nov 28, 2001

Aopen Inc. said in Taipei that the firm would set up more than 20 new delivery warehouses in America to secure continued sales growth in the PC and key component market in that region. Executives at Eopen claimed that the firm has already become the only Whitebox system supplier of IngramMicro, the largest PC and peripheral distributor in the U.S. In consideration of the future sales grwoth and customer services, Aopen will establish over 20 delivery warehouses in America and a warehouse headquarter in Shenzhen, Guandong Province, South China.

A company spokesman said that the U.S. market has represented a 25% sales ratio for Aopen now, about the same figure recorded in 2000. IngraMicro has designated Aopen as the only whitebox supplier after years of cooperation ties, Yang said.

PC sales prospects are still bright in the U.S., as major upstream makers are undergoing a new business reshuffle, including the merger between Compaq and Hewlett-Packard and the IBM's new strategy of not to focus its PC sales on the family market. .