Heike Dieckmann
Big Interview: Every channel, every time
Sarah Hunter is a relatively new kid on the block at Officeworks, having started as Managing Director of the Australian…
Case Study: Speaking the lingo
Greenville Office Supply – or better known as just GOS – is a company that started off with office supplies…
Advertorial: ECI
ECI Software Solutions – referred to as ECI since its rebrand – is one of the most prominent technology solutions…
Event Preview: Climb of Life 2019
As the 2019 fundraising for the Climb of Life (COL) gets underway in earnest, participants will see a new face…
Event Preview: Big Buyer 2019
From 13-15 November 2019, resellers, manufacturers and distributors from the stationery and office, art and craft, school and promotional goods…
Event Preview: ISSA Show North America 2019
This year’s ISSA Show North America will be held from 18-21 November in Las Vegas. Heralded as the largest event…
Comment September 2019
Sometimes the summer months here in Europe and the northern hemisphere as a whole can be a rather dull affair,…
Hot Topic: Out of the starting blocks
In January of this year, the three leading dealer groups in the US announced an intent to merge their organisations…
Event Preview: BSA Annual Forum 2019
For two days in early September, the Business Solutions Association (BSA) will be engaging with US manufacturers and manufacturer rep…
Event Preview: Ride for your life
The second Ride of Life (ROL), organised by the British office products industry in support of the Institute of Cancer…
Event Review: OPI European Forum
As leading vendors and resellers from the European business supplies industry came together in early June, a thought-provoking couple of…
Comment July/August 2019
Once a year, we have an issue of OPI that delves a little deeper into the world of technology solutions,…
ISG shareholders approve mega merger
The board of directors of Independent Suppliers Group (ISG) has announced that 83% of its common shareholders have approved the…
Big Interview: Brothers in arms
The Spanish business supplies market has frequently hit the headlines over the past few years, but mostly for the wrong…
Comment June 2019
Like I said last month, while our industry is undoubtedly in a state of flux, for any deals and big…
Spotlight: Making Mexican waves
Clips is an office supplies operator based in Baja California, the northern Mexican state that shares its border with the…
Interview: Brad Graves
Brad Graves is this year’s City of Hope (COH) Spirit of Life honouree. Fundraising began in earnest a few months…
Event Preview: European Forum 2019
Would you like to keep up to date with the latest OP industry trends and news; understand the impact of…
Comment May 2019
After a number of quick-fire ‘wow’ stories at the beginning of this year, we are now in a state of…
Hot Topic: Dealer groups – what next?
In mid-January 2019, the three leading office products dealer groups in the US signed a letter of intent to merge…
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Court dismisses Essendant motion in GPC lawsuit
Genuine Parts Company (GPC) can move ahead with its ‘breach of contract’ legal proceedings against Essendant, a Delaware court has…