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Office Products International is the leading publication for the international office products and associated IT industry. Each month OPI delivers exclusive industry news, hard-hitting features and interviews, market data plus practical advice on issues affecting your business, all in one package.
Editor's Comment
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Monthly comment by Stephen White
I write as we put the finishing touches on the magazine you now hold in your hand or are viewing on your screen. It also marks the end of my first month as part of the OP industry and already it feels like years. In a good way, I hasten to add.
01 May 2008
Features
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Today's Lesson: The Environment
ForestEthics and Dogwood Alliance have spent nearly a decade campaigning "to transform environmental practices" in the US-based office products industry. To coincide with Earth Month, OPI publishes their report card on the industry.
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Hot Topic
A distant third in the fight for OP supremacy in the US, OfficeMax is not only facing tough economic times in the retail segment, it's also battling with leadership issues in its contract sector - all at a time when chief rival Staples is set to get even bigger.
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Big Interview: Action-packed
With a keen eye on the independent channel and its particular needs, ActionEmco has become the OP wholesaler of choice for many dealers in its specific geographic area.
01 May 2008 -
Show Review: SOPX
Could this show signal a return of the UK trade fair?
01 May 2008 -
UK Acquisition Opportunities
In difficult market conditions, the UK's smaller dealers and suppliers are particularly vulnerable to companies willing to bite the bullet and take to the acquisition trail.
01 May 2008 -
Show Review: Stationery and Office 2008
The organisers believe it should grow into an international event but the strength of the Stationery and Office show retains its close ties to the Turkish market.
01 May 2008 -
Security
Safeguarding your future.
01 May 2008 -
Brand Development
Andrew Schneider, director of global brand management at Staples, explains why the company thought that while the market was on a downtrend it was time to go upmarket.
01 May 2008 -
Print Management
How can organisations take advantage of the latest print management solutions?
01 May 2008
News in Depth
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Probe into Corporate Express trading
The rapid rise of CE's share price has attracted the unwanted attention of the Dutch financial markets authority.
01 May 2008 -
A wake-up call for Odland
After seeing off an activist investor challenge, CEO Odland gets another chance... but is under pressure to deliver quickly.
01 May 2008 -
It takes two
The Australian OP industry sees a new retail chain enter the market.
01 May 2008 -
Acco opens largest US distribution centre
Acco Brands has inaugurated its expanded, state-of-the-art manufacturing and distribution facility in Booneville, Mississippi.
01 May 2008 -
What's in a name?
Looking to buy a multi-million pound brand name? It'll cost £5.50.
01 May 2008 -
Call for entries
If your company is performing successfully, innovating and developing great products and/or services, then the Chinese Office Products Awards represent a supreme opportunity.
01 May 2008 -
Green Matters
OPI focuses on sustainability, the environment and the latest news shaping the green agenda within the office products industry.
01 May 2008 -
Global News
OP news from around the world.
01 May 2008 -
People and Places
OP personnel changes from around the globe.
01 May 2008
OPI Forum
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Personal View
Simon Drakeford, Euroffice.
01 May 2008 -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Company activity over the last month.
01 May 2008 -
Letters
I distributed the Sales Superstar article from the March 2008 OPI issue to my entire sales team at our recent sales meeting.
01 May 2008 -
30-to-1
Axel Marx, Staedtler.
01 May 2008
