Category analysis: Core office products
Defining core office products is a subjective business, sizing them up even more so. From filing and archiving products over labels to desktop accessories and writing instruments, the category encompasses so many sub segments that...
Category analysis: Visual communications
Sales of interactive whiteboards and interactive flat panel displays in the education and corporate sectors grew 15% year on year in 2012, but the latest market figures highlight some intriguing patterns.A study from Futuresource Consulting...
Big interview: Bandar Al Musallam
While operating in a number of regions that have seen peaks and troughs in the last decade, both politically and economically, Hoshan Pan Gulf (HPG) has managed to maintain steady growth. However, for such a...
Hot topic: Not in my backyard!
"In each of our annual surveys we ask our customers who their preferred suppliers are and last year Costco came third behind Staples and Office Depot.” These are the words of Steve Danziger, Founder and CEO...
Dealer spotlight: Gonzalez
Texas independent dealer Gonzalez Office Products attracted national – even international – attention in early 2010 when it was awarded a nationwide contract from The Cooperative Purchasing Network (TCPN), the Texas-based organisation that develops cooperative...
ABC and NAOPA preview
The wonderful world of Disney couldn’t be more different to the location of SP Richards’ (SPR) Advantage Business Conference (ABC) last year, when Washington DC was an apt location during election year. However, there is...
HSM meets up in Mexico
Shredder manufacturer HSM held its seventh global partner conference in the Mexican city of Guadalajara at the end of April. The event – which was hosted by HSM’s Mexican partner Ciasa – was attended by...
Editor’s Comment
Thank you to everyone who participated in our reader survey last month. We had a great response and you have given us some excellent feedback about how you would like to see OPI develop...
5 minutes with: Johannes Peter Martin
Describe what you do in fewer than 20 words.I am “the moderniser” and reorganise companies to make more profit.What were your childhood ambitions?To be a pilot.If you weren’t doing your present job, what job...
Final word: Jay Baitler
When I returned from a two-day trip to San Francisco, I was delighted to see my May issue of OPI. After reading it, I was struck by all the chatter about others moving into the...
ADVEO strengthens position in France
European wholesaler ADVEO has brought a third dealer network into its French portfolio after confirming the acquisition of certain intangible assets of Buro+.ADVEO has bought the Buro+ brand name, trademarks, web domain names and certain...
All change as Cleary and Bates leave senior roles
Cleary leaves TriMegaCharlie Cleary left TriMega in May after eight years in charge of the USA’s biggest dealer group.TriMega confirmed Cleary’s sudden departure in a statement which said he had resigned to “pursue other opportunities”....
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...
