Another EPIC event
More than 1,200 industry professionals attended the second Independent Stationers (IS) and TriMega joint dealer group event in Hollywood, Florida, in September. There was no talk of a dealer group merger this year, but that...
Sponsored Interview with HP
HP caused some ripples in the US supplies reseller channel last year when it moved from an open to an authorised distribution model. Now, from 1 November, HP is requiring its resellers to conform...
Dealer Spotlight: Office Plus of Kansas
When Bryan Kristenson and business partner Laurie Jones went into business together in 2004, it was not an office supply dealership they acquired, but a Wichita-based concession distribution company called American Fun Food that...
Marking & Stamping Category Analysis: On your marks
The marking and stamping sector is best described as the curate’s egg of the OP industry – good in parts. Reports from all the big players suggest rather a mixed bag of sentiment, with some...
Imaging Supplies Category Analysis: Prints of thieves
It's common knowledge that the imaging supplies industry is facing tough times, or at least that’s what we’ve been told for many years. Many pundits point ominously towards a decline in printing volumes with...
Research: Amazon Report
Earlier this year, Martin Wilde Associates (MWA) and OPI published The State Of The OP Industry 2013-14, a report based on a survey of the views and expectations of 51 key office products industry CEOs. ...
OPI European Forum 2014 | Review
Around 80 leading executives from the European OP industry gathered in the seaside town of Noordwijk, near Amsterdam, for OPI’s 2014 European Forum.After a relaxed welcome reception and dinner on the first evening, it was...
Hot Topic: Manufacturer Rep Groups
Jack of all trades, master of none – that’s how one person OPI spoke to said manufacturer rep groups sometimes used to be referred to in the past. Whether that rather harsh statement was ever...
Big Interview: Uwe Orgas
One of the many brainchildren of the mighty Otto Group, OTTO Office has come of age, this year celebrating its 20th anniversary. Managing Director Uwe Orgas has carved his entire career in the Otto Group,...
Editor’s comment
Change. This is a word we are hearing a lot at the moment in the business supplies industry. And note I’m using the term ‘business supplies’ as opposed to ‘office supplies’ – just another...
Final word from Ronny Van Rossem
Following the event, I took the opportunity to talk to several peers from around the industry and from all channels. Almost everybody mentioned the opportunities and challenges they encounter, and how quickly these have evolved...
5 minutes with… Rob Abrahams
Describe what you do in less than 20 words. Lead ADVEO’s supplier and category strategy, setting the global guidelines and managing global relationships and agreements.Your first full-time job. Glass collector in a ski resort... a very...
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...
