*Source: DailyTech (
http://www.dailytech.com/Dell+to+Go+...icle7362.htm)*
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Since its inception, Dell Inc. made itself famous for pioneering the direct-sales model, selling directly to customers and skipping the sales channel altogether. Last year however, Dell watched its numbers dwindle compared to long time rival HP (
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6990), losing both revenue and market share. Couple Dell's market performance with an investigation into its financial practices, and Dell's former CEO Kevin Rollins resigned from the company (
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=5942), leaving Michael Dell to take back the helm.
Dell's return as CEO to the company he founded is already making waves. Dell this week announced that along with its current method of sales, it will now look into selling through retail channels (
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,13.../article.html).
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