Previous Polls

Is Spicers’ new MemoEtc website a threat to its own independent dealer customers?

Date started: 27.03.2013

Is Spicers’ new MemoEtc website a threat to its own independent dealer customers?

1. Yes 83.91%

2. No 16.09%

Do you think the new Office Products Software Alliance is a positive move for the industry?

Date started: 08.03.2013

Do you think the new Office Products Software Alliance is a positive move for the industry?

1. Yes 53.35%

2. No 46.65%

To what extent would an Office Depot/OfficeMax merger be an opportunity for the competition to take share?

Date started: 19.02.2013

To what extent would an Office Depot/OfficeMax merger be an opportunity for the competition to take share?

1. A very big opportunity 60.42%

2. A slight opportunity 25.60%

3. No opportunity 13.99%

Do you think that Shoplet will succeed in the UK?

Date started: 05.02.2013

Do you think that Shoplet will succeed in the UK?

1. Yes 58.87%

2. No 41.13%

Will you be investing in mobile e-commerce and/or mobile marketing tools in 2013?

Date started: 14.01.2013

Will you be investing in mobile e-commerce and/or mobile marketing tools in 2013?

1. Yes 58.57%

2. No 25.71%

3. Unsure 15.71%

Which of the following will be your main focus in 2013?

Date started: 20.12.2012

Which of the following will be your main focus in 2013?

1. Reducing costs 11.35%

2. Adding new products/services 20.57%

3. Taking market share 68.09%

Do you think we are seeing a major shift in the relationships between wholesalers, dealer groups, dealers and suppliers?

Date started: 27.11.2012

Do you think we are seeing a major shift in the relationships between wholesalers, dealer groups, dealers and suppliers?

1. Yes 80.35%

2. No 19.65%

Can Beta be successful in UK wholesaling?

Date started: 05.11.2012

Can Beta be successful in UK wholesaling?

1. Yes 73.83%

2. No 26.17%

Do you expect trading conditions to improve before the end of the year?

Date started: 15.10.2012

Do you expect trading conditions to improve before the end of the year?

1. Yes 21.25%

2. No 78.75%

Is the IS and TriMega joint convention in 2013 the first step towards a merger of the two groups?

Date started: 02.10.2012

Is the IS and TriMega joint convention in 2013 the first step towards a merger of the two groups?

1. Yes 75.74%

2. No 24.26%

Will the 3M/Avery deal eventually go ahead in spite of the recent DoJ decision?

Date started: 11.09.2012

Will the 3M/Avery deal eventually go ahead in spite of the recent DoJ decision?

1. Yes 50.88%

2. No 49.12%

What are your expectations for this year’s (northern hemisphere) back-to-school season compared to last year?

Date started: 21.08.2012

What are your expectations for this year’s (northern hemisphere) back-to-school season compared to last year?

1. Better 13.25%

2. Worse 46.99%

3. About the same 39.76%

What is the future of big-box OP retailing?

Date started: 08.08.2012

What is the future of big-box OP retailing?

1. Can survive as it is. 15.12%

2. Needs radically downsizing. 68.60%

3. Has no future. 16.28%

Would same-day delivery from Amazon have a major impact on OP resellers?

Date started: 17.07.2012

Would same-day delivery from Amazon have a major impact on OP resellers?

1. Yes 78.46%

2. No 21.54%

Can BPGI still be a relevant organisation with no US members?

Date started: 22.06.2012

Can BPGI still be a relevant organisation with no US members?

1. Yes 19.44%

2. No 80.56%

Will printing from mobile devices help volumes to be maintained?

Date started: 01.06.2012

Will printing from mobile devices help volumes to be maintained?

1. Yes 32.73%

2. No 67.27%

Recent quarterly results suggest that the big boxes are...

Date started: 17.05.2012

Recent quarterly results suggest that the big boxes are...

1. Gaining share 9.52%

2. Losing share 58.73%

3. Holding their own 31.75%

Is the new AmazonSupply web portal a threat to OP resellers?

Date started: 30.04.2012

Is the new AmazonSupply web portal a threat to OP resellers?

1. Yes 79.59%

2. No 20.41%

How important is it for OP resellers to develop an MPS programme?

Date started: 17.04.2012

How important is it for OP resellers to develop an MPS programme?

1. Very 58.57%

2. Not very 32.86%

3. What's MPS? 8.57%

Is the merger of HP’s PC and print divisions a positive move for the OP channel?

Date started: 02.04.2012

Is the merger of HP’s PC and print divisions a positive move for the OP channel?

1. Yes 21.31%

2. No 14.75%

3. It makes no difference 63.93%

Do countries such as Turkey represent a viable alternative to Asia for sourcing office supplies products?

Date started: 20.03.2012

1. Yes 46.27%

2. No 37.31%

3. Occasionally 16.42%

Should independent dealers be competing with large e-tailers for a piece of the B2C pie?

Date started: 05.03.2012

1. Yes 70.24%

2. No 29.76%

Do you expect a reduction in your company's headcount this year?

Date started: 21.02.2012

1. Yes 48.45%

2. No 51.55%

Are international industry events such as Paperworld still relevant?

Date started: 08.02.2012

1. Yes 55.29%

2. No 44.71%

Are you increasing emphasis on the breakroom category in 2012?

Date started: 27.01.2012

1. Yes 78.13%

2. No 21.88%

Will Amazon be the world's largest office products reseller one day?

Date started: 04.01.2012

1. Yes 48.61%

2. No 51.39%

How will trading conditions be in 2012 compared with 2011?

Date started: 02.12.2011

1. Better 17.09%

2. same 41.03%

3. Worse 41.88%

Will office superstores have to downsize to survive?

Date started: 03.11.2011

1. Yes 87.68%

2. No 12.32%

Will office products reseller catalogues become obsolete in the next five years?

Date started: 05.10.2011

1. Yes 39.83%

2. No 60.17%

Do you use your tablet computer primarily for business or pleasure?

Date started: 01.09.2011

1. Business 23.08%

2. Pleasure 76.92%

Is Facebook a valuable marketing tool for office products resellers?

Date started: 26.07.2011

1. Yes 26.78%

2. No 32.79%

3. In the future, perhaps 40.44%