A supporting column sculptured in the form of a draped female figure. Origin of caryatid. From Latin Caryatides, caryatids, from Greek Karuatides, priestesses of Artemis at Caryae, caryatids, from Karuai, Caryae, a village of Laconia in southern Greece with a famous temple to Artemis.
A distributor is an intermediary entity between a the producer of a product and another entity in the distribution channel or supply chain, such as a retailer, a value-added reseller or a system integrator . The distributor performs some of the same functions that a wholesaler does but generally takes a more active role.
HD Supply is one of the largest industrial distributors in North America. The company provides a broad range of products and value-add services to approximately 500,000 customers with leadership positions in maintenance, repair and operations, water infrastructure and residential and non-residential construction sectors.