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tesa celebrates Lyreco success
Germany-based tesa says successful category management was the key to it picking up a supplier award at Lyreco’s International Supplier…
Record EBITDA for PCA paper unit
The Paper division at Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) reported record adjusted EBITDA margin in the first quarter as it…
Senior appointments at Officeworks
Australian office supplies retailer Officeworks made three senior appointments to its management team, including two internal promotions. Daniel Tollenaere has…
Amazon investing massively in one-day shipping
Amazon is spending $800 million in the second quarter to flip to a free one-day shipping service for its Prime…
Amazon Q1 in numbers | Amazon Business India in the spotlight | Huge investment...
A round-up of this week’s office supplies, business products and stationery news from around the web and elsewhere. Here are…
BOSS Awards to open for entries
The annual awards of British office products trade association BOSS will be accepting entries from 1 May. The BOSS Awards…
3M announces restructuring after slow start to 2019
3M has said it will cut 2,000 jobs worldwide after it reported “disappointing” first quarter results. The restructuring will involve…
Takkt reports growth across all divisions
Business equipment reseller Takkt has reported first quarter organic growth of 5% with all seven of its reporting divisions seeing…
Challenging Q1 for BIC
BIC’s Stationery division reported a 5.8% comparable decline in sales in its Stationery division in the first quarter, although e-commerce…
Organic growth for Essity’s professional unit
Tork brand owner Essity has reported 4% organic growth for the first quarter at its Professional Hygiene division but profits…
Grainger: differentiating via relationships
Grainger’s relationships with its customers are a “unique competitive advantage” said CEO DG Macpherson earlier this week on the company’s…
Virgin Voyages coup for Emerald Brand
Sustainable products manufacturer Emerald Brand has secured a major new partnership with the soon-to-be-launched Virgin Voyages fleet. Virgin Voyages’ inaugural…
Resilient Q1, says Antalis
Paper, packaging and visual communications distributor Antalis has said its first quarter results represent a “resilient” performance in an unfavourable…
Buyer withdraws from ADVEO Italy deal
Negotiations involving Italian distribution group GDN for the purchase of ADVEO Italy have ended without an agreement being reached. In…
Furniture declines at HNI
First quarter office furniture sales at US-based manufacturer HNI were down 5.1% on an organic basis versus Q1 2018, the…
IAI expands in Caribbean and Americas
US-based manufacturer rep group Institutional Associates (IAI) has appointed a father-and-daughter team to help its expansion in the Latin American…
SPR 2020 ABC plans in doubt after BSA announcement
North American business products wholesaler SP Richards (SPR) has confirmed it will not be able to hold a traditional Advantage…
Cost savings boost Acme’s profit
Office products, first aid and cutting tools vendor Acme United grew Q1 operating profit by more than 12% as cost-saving…
eBay hits back at Amazon | Emerald comes to Europe | Amazon exits China...
A round-up of this week's office products, business supplies and stationery news from around the web and elsewhere. Following Amazon…
Sales increase for SP Richards
First quarter sales at wholesaler SP Richards (SPR) increased by 1%, parent company Genuine Parts (GPC) has revealed in its…
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Around 25 members of the office products industry have so far signed up to take part in this year’s Ride…