A Practice Note providing an overview of the sales intermediaries that product manufacturers typically engage to bring their goods to market, including independent sales agents, distributors, resellers, and franchisees, using models such as agency, distribution, resale, and franchising. This Note also describes common types of distributors and resellers, including dealers, wholesalers, value-added distributors (VAD), value-added resellers (VAR), original equipment manufacturers (OEM), consignees, and retailers.