Editor’s comment
Not to brag or anything, but I've just returned from a holiday in Hong Kong and the Philippines – two amazing places. I was visiting a friend who, having moved out to a village...
5 minutes with: Lindsay DiRuzza
Describe what you do in fewer than 20 words.If I told you, you wouldn’t believe me!If you weren’t doing your present job, what job would you like to be doing?I would love to get...
Final word: Andrew Penfold
Australian independent dealers and the groups that support them are viewed as the 'good blokes' of the market. They are decent and fair to deal with, eminently competent, and their presence ensures a healthy and...
OfficeYes launches franchise opportunity
The Indian OP e-commerce business OfficeYes has set up a franchise-type opportunity for entrepreneurs. Since it was established last year OfficeYes has been focusing on the B2B channel and has already landed some major accounts such...
Google testing same-day delivery
After several weeks of speculation, Google has begun testing a same-day shopping service in the San Francisco Bay area in partnership with a number of national and local retailers, including Staples and Office Depot. A...
O2o focused on taking share
UK reseller office2office (o2o) says its strategy is to gain market share through new contract wins and customer retention as the contracted office supplies market continues to face downward pressures in 2013.In an investor presentation released...
ASKUL site off to a slow start
Leading Japanese reseller ASKUL is an interesting case in the office supplies world. The company is in the middle of a transformational project as it moves away from its origins as a mail order supplier...
Big interview: Vitaly Balabanov
Vitaly Balabanov has led the Alliance of Russian Distributors (ARD) as it has grown to 16 members in the four years since formation, but he tells OPI that there is still a significant opportunity to...
Hot topic: Through the looking glass
OP companies have been doing it for years – branching out, looking at ancillary products in an effort to combat reducing sales in traditional categories and margin-pressured segments such as EOS, and of course to...
Big Read
Podcast: James Rodgers, Independent Suppliers Group (ISG)
It’s all change at the top of ISG, the biggest business products dealer group in the US, with long-time CEO Mike Gentile set to...
