Sponsored Article: Colop
Since it was founded over 30 years ago, Colop has always been committed to product innovations in the field of modern marking equipment, with a particular focus on stamps.One of the company’s core differentiating...
United Stationers: The rise of Cooperative Solutions
Since 2009, United Stationers has observed a significant increase in resellers leveraging cooperative purchasing agreements (known as ‘co-ops’) to reach new markets and increase sales and growth opportunities for their businesses. In fact, co-op...
Sponsored Article: Boise Paper
Office paper remains a strategic category for many independent resellers despite the well-documented structural declines in the paper segment. Whether it’s Boise’s own branded products or private label solutions, the US paper firm is...
Editor’s Comment: Conspiracy Theory
I probably shouldn’t admit this, but I’m trying to write this Editor’s comment with one ear on United Stationers’ first quarter conference call. There always seems to be something taking place or a breaking...
5 minutes with… Cordelia von Gymnich
Describe what you do in less than 20 words. I give the framework for the team so we can deliver the best trade show possible. The best moment in your career? I believe it is...
News Analysis: Sweet Carolina
When the previous North Carolina state office supplies contract was awarded at the end of 2008, it was regarded as something of a watershed moment in government purchasing. At the time, the award went...
News Analysis: o2o on the hunt
US investor’s Project Arrow reverse merger proposal is rejected by the o2o board. On 26 March, o2o revealed that US investor Nick Gerber – who owns over 9% of the firm’s shares – was...
NAOPA Review: Rewarding the best
The venue is SP Richards’ Advantage Business Conference (ABC) in Nashville, Tennessee, the date 11-14 June 2014. The NAOPA recognise vendors and dealers in the industry and seek to find the real champions of...
Show Preview: ABC
As independent dealers across the US get ready for its Advantage Business Conference, SP Richards urges them to face the challenges ahead.You can reminisce about and take stock of the past or predict and...
Show Review: London Stationery Show
The beginning of April saw the London Stationery Show return to the capital’s Business Design Centre where around 200 exhibitors showed off their latest products in a bid to attract interest from the reseller...
