I suppose it doesn't make any sense for Avnet's CPC and Farnell subsidiaries to have a huge overlap. I think...that Farnell's model is for parts to be dearer but with free next day delivery built in, because that suits most businesses. It seems that CPC's royal mail despatch which sometimes takes a week to get to me here is geared at people who shop on price alone with delivery time taking a back seat. A few months back CPC introduced minimum order values (8 quid I think?). Farnell did too, but soon reverted to free delivery.
CPC are bound to strip out slow or dormant lines, they're a business, not a service! These days the two dont always co-exist
