Category analysis: Writing instruments
The news from North America during 2011’s back-to-school season was not good. Manufacturers and retailers were hit by soft sales, which inevitably affected the writing instruments category. Meanwhile, in the UK the market witnessed a...
Category analysis: Ergonomics
AÂ recent article in Vanity Fair magazine criticised the stagnant state of design practices in America. According to designer Kurt Andersen, who penned the provocative piece, everything from buildings to cars are at a creative...
Big interview: Arnold Theuws
Dutch dealer-group-cum-wholesaler Quantore recently put itself on the map by creating one of the most high-tech warehouses in Europe. General Manager Arnold Theuws, who has been at the helm for over three years, is extremely...
Russia: An opportunity that bites
The Russian office products market is actively developing, which is reflected by its resumed growth following the end of the recession and the ever-accelerating expansion of the region’s leading foreign suppliers and producers. Thanks to...
Dealer spotlight: The Supply Room
Making acquisitions is nothing new for US dealer The Supply Room – it has made about 20 of them over the last quarter of a century – but the most recent addition, that of $50...
Final word: Mike Pickles
The choice is all oursBy Mike Pickles, Really Useful ProductsMy experience of the office products industry really only spans 12 years, but even in this time there have been fundamental changes in the structure of...
5 minutes with…
Juan Carlos Erdozain Rivera, Country Manager, Tops Products MexicoDescribe what you do in fewer than 20 words.I am responsible for the Mexican and Latin American markets for the Cardinal, Adams, Weis, Globe and Tops brands.Your...
Editor’s comment: My personal shortlist
The lead up to the European Office Products Awards (EOPA) 2012 got me thinking about my own favourite office product, and it’s a tough call. 2011 was the year that I was introduced to...
Big Read
$15 million raised for City of Hope
The National Business Products Industry (NBPI) has raised another $15 million for City of Hope over the past year.
The 2023 ACCOmplishing Hope fundraising campaign led by...
