Alliance Entertainment LAST VERIFIED: August 6, 2026

Alliance Entertainment, trading as AENT, is a wholesale distributor headquartered in Plantation, Florida, and one of the largest US distributors of physical media and entertainment products. It is publicly traded on Nasdaq under AENT, with an investor relations site, employee-owned messaging, and operating units including Amped Distribution, Alliance Home Entertainment and the Handmade by Robots brand. Its catalog spans vinyl records, CDs, DVD and Blu-ray movies, video games, consumer electronics, turntables, toys, collectibles and pop-culture merchandise, and the company claims 325,000 SKUs always in stock. It works both sides of the market, buying from vendors and selling to retailers.

This is strictly B2B distribution. Retailers apply through the company’s “Buy From Us” process and, once onboarded, order through the WebAMI dealer portal; vendor onboarding is handled separately. No minimum order quantity or minimum order value is stated publicly, and this review found no listed payment methods — commercial terms are established during dealer setup. Distribution is nationwide, and the company is explicitly dropship-friendly, offering consumer-direct fulfillment services that let retail partners have orders shipped straight to end customers. Buyers should expect standard dealer vetting rather than open e-commerce, with detailed terms disclosed inside the portal relationship.

This review surfaced no red flags. Strengths are substantial: public-company transparency through the Nasdaq listing and investor reporting, enormous claimed in-stock breadth at 325,000 SKUs, nationwide logistics, and genuine dropship support via consumer-direct fulfillment — a rare combination in physical media. Caveats are those of scale and gating: minimums, pricing and payment terms are not published, so smaller retailers cannot judge fit before applying, and the in-stock SKU figure, while plausible for a distributor of this size, is the company’s own claim. For retailers in vinyl, movies, games and pop-culture merchandise, this is a heavyweight, credible distribution option worth the onboarding.