Future Electronics

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Future Electronics Inc. is a distributor of electronic and electro-mechanical components headquartered in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada. Until its acquisition in 2024, Future Electronics was one of Quebec's largest privately owned companies and is one of the world's largest electronics distributors. It operates in 170 locations in 44 countries around the world. The company follows a business model that emphasizes zero debt and the willingness to buy and hold inventories, allowing the company to maintain positive relationship with component suppliers. In 2014, its revenues were $5 billion. Future Electronics was founded in November 1968 when Robert Miller left his job in electronics distribution to form a new company. Alongside his business partner, Eli Manis, Miller set up an office in Montreal and began a distribution operation. In 1972, the pair opened an office in Boston, Massachusetts. Miller became the sole owner of the company after he bought Manis out for $500,000 in 1976. By 1988, an office in Huntsville, Alabama had opened its doors, and Future Electronics was a major distributor in the United States.