Ban on Lenovo lifted in Amravati

Amravati Computer Dealers Association (ACDA) has lifted the ban that it had
imposed on sale of Lenovo products in the city since December 2007. Rajiv Gupta,
President, ACDA said, “Earlier we imposed the ban on Lenovo sale in Amravati.
But last month the company sorted out the issue of disagreement. Now since April
this year Lenovo products are being sold in the city.”

The ban was imposed following a payment related issue that occurred when ACDA
organized an exhibition in December 2007. Lenovo was the co-sponsor for the
event and it had to pay Rs 1 lakh to the association. “Because of some
misunderstanding between the Area Sales Manager of Lenovo, who did not
communicate to the company about the internal fund submission, we did not get
the promised funds on time. This is why we imposed the ban on Lenovo products
and the representative is also not in Lenovo anymore,” added Gupta.

Vishwas Pise, Grade Manager, Lenovo India said, “We solved the issue and have
since then conducted a dealer meeting in Amravati. This helped us to regain the
marketshare in the district and since the last two months we are getting good
response.” Buoyed by this response the company has also set-up two exclusive
showrooms and is putting a lot of thrust on the retail initiatives in the city.