Executive Briefing
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Executive Briefing: Domino effect?
Could United Stationers’ recent acquisition of MBS Dev spark a round of consolidation in the OP dealer technology sector?
11 - March - 2010 -
EB: Nukote and Clover prepare for battle
Nukote has filed a $100 million lawsuit against rival cartridge manufacturer Clover Technologies. The gloves are off as both parties provided exclusive comment to opi.net.
03 - March - 2010 -
Executive Briefing: Depot market share gains?
Office Depot says that it has made market share gains in all three of its reporting divisions.
24 - February - 2010 -
End of an era at Lyreco
Lyreco CEO Eric Bigeard talks to opi.net about his decision to step down at the end of this year.
09 - February - 2010 -
Executive Briefing: Direct Line
Award-winning e-commerce entrepreneur Mitesh Soma has entered the UK office supplies sector. opi.net spoke to him this week to find out more about his new business.
29 - January - 2010 -
Executive Briefing: Just browsing
UK dealer group Superstat has just launched thesupermarketonline.com, an e-commerce initiative designed to enable independent dealers to capture the growing internet browser business.
18 - January - 2010 -
Exec Briefing: Synaxon targets OP dealers
IT channel dealer group Synaxon believes OP dealers can benefit from its pricing and services to develop their EOS business.
11 - December - 2009 -
Executive Briefing: Staples leading the way
Positive retail sales in the US show that Staples is still a step ahead of its main rivals.
02 - December - 2009 -
H1N1: US industry update
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have come to different conclusions on the severity of H1N1 in the US. opi.net talks with leading industry figures there to get the latest on how the swine flu pandemic is playing out in the US and how it is impacting the country’s industry.
24 - November - 2009 -
Executive Briefing: All change please!
The slump in the global economy, and resulting hit on sales, has forced companies to change the way they conduct business and to experiment with new strategies. One trend retailers are turning to is diversifying into different store formats, channels and locations.
18 - November - 2009 -
EB: Expect more vendor consolidation
As businesses scrabble to grow in a global recessionary environment, it comes as no surprise that large office supplies companies are turning to M&A activity to find that growth.
11 - November - 2009 -
Executive Briefing: Reading the signs
The cautious whispers suggesting the US economy is showing signs of recovery may have been met with a sigh of relief in most quarters, but the latest set of Q3 results suggest we may still have to wait until well into 2010 before the OP industry feels any benefit.
09 - November - 2009 -
Executive Briefing: NJ is new “battleground”
Contracts sourced through national cooperatives have drawn much criticism in the US, especially Office Depot’s arrangement with US Communities. However, this has not stopped New Jersey sourcing a multi-million office supplies contract through the National Joint Power Alliance (NJPA).
28 - September - 2009 -
Executive Briefing: The fight against counterfeit
A look at how HP has stepped up its anti-counterfeit (ACF) efforts in eastern Europe and Africa
11 - August - 2009 -
Executive Briefing: The future for VOW
After a considerable amount of speculation that Vasanta could go bust, the company has now agreed a refinancing package to secure its position. However, there is still much work ahead for the UK-based owner of wholesaler VOW, Supplies Team and ISA Retail.
06 - August - 2009 -
Executive Briefing: Tough BTS season awaits retailers
The critical importance of the North American and European back-to-school (BTS) shopping season has been evidenced by the strategies of the leading office supplies retailers heading into this period.
22 - July - 2009 -
Executive Briefing: Henkel trims down
German adhesives player Henkel has moved to sell off some of its US and Canadian brands to help it focus on its core adhesives business. But how will the deal affect both these companies as the global recession tightens its grip on the economy?
03 - July - 2009 -
Has Depot taken the expensive option?
The news that private equity firm BC Partners is to acquire $350 million in Office Depot shares has led one analyst to say that it is a “quite expensive and dilutive” arrangement. But is he right?
24 - June - 2009 -
SP Richards gets social
US-based wholesaler SP Richards has recently decided to ramp up, and update, web-based programmes for its dealers. But in these stark economic circumstances, will these initiatives prove to be productive for the US wholesaler’s dealers?
05 - June - 2009 -
Dealers eyeing opportunities during recession
Despite the recession tightening its grip on the global economy – and hitting the spending on office supplies – some independent dealers have still felt confident enough to hit the acquisition trail in order to grow – indeed, for most, it is perhaps the only way to grow the top line as organic sales take a hit.
13 - May - 2009
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