Sales slip at OfficeMate
Leading Thailand office supplies reseller OfficeMate has reported a 3.5% decline in second quarter sales. Q2 sales at OfficeMate were…
Organic growth for Avery
Office products vendor Avery has reported organic growth of 2.5% in the second quarter ended 30 June. Avery’s sales for…
OP sales down but margins up at LSC
Year-on-year Q2 sales at LSC Communication’s Office Products division were down a comparable 9.5%. The Office Products group’s sales for…
FILA getting back on track
Stationery, school and art supplies manufacturer FILA has said results at its key European and North American operations are improving.…
Smith focuses on B2B
Office Depot CEO Gerry Smith called the company’s second quarter results a “compelling demonstration” of how it was implementing its…
Interesting Q1 for Poly
There were a lot of moving parts that impacted the first quarter results of Poly, the new name for Plantronics…
Print segment slump hits Veritiv
North American B2B distribution company Veritiv has reported an adjusted year-on-year sales decline of 9.5% in the second quarter, largely…
Smartphone slump hits Zagg
The steep decline in 2019 smartphone shipments is forcing mobile accessories supplier Zagg to take corrective action. The US-based vendor…
RCP profitability behind Newell U-turn
Newell Brands interim CEO Chris Peterson said the decision to keep the Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP) division was not due…
Growth for Kimball
Workplace furniture manufacturer Kimball has reported organic growth of around 7% for the 12 months ended 30 June. Sales for…
Growth for Fiducial in Q3
French office supplies reseller Fiducial Office Solutions has reported market-beating sales growth in its third quarter. For the three months…
Record H1 sales for Navigator
Europe-based paper group The Navigator Company has reported record H1 sales of €854.1 million ($947 million) thanks to higher paper…
Paper sales disappoint at Domtar
North American paper manufacturer Domtar has admitted that its second quarter sales in the category were below its expectations. The…
Cimpress CEO discusses “self-inflicted wounds”
Robert Keane, founder and CEO of Cimpress, the parent company of Vistaprint, has not minced in words in his annual…
Newell to keep Rubbermaid Commercial Products business
Newell Brands has confirmed that it intends to retain its Rubbermaid Commercial Products unit. The Rubbermaid Commercial Products business –…
Lexmark linked with risky DoD purchases | Amazon to invest in India’s Reliance? |...
This week’s round-up of business products stories from around the web. Red faces for DoD procurement officials The US Department…
Strong performance from Delta Plus
Leading personal protective equipment (PPE) vendor Delta Plus’ H1 results were marked by good organic and acquisition-related growth. The France-based…
Sales and earnings up at Wulff
Wulff’s trade fair business helped the northern European business products reseller to achieve double-digit sales growth in the second quarter.…
ACCO raises outlook after strong Q2 results
Price increases and good back-to-school (BTS) sell-in in North America helped ACCO Brands achieve record Q2 sales and adjusted earnings…
BTS timing hits BIC H1 sales
Leading writing instruments manufacturer BIC has said that later back-to-school (BTS) purchasing in Europe and North America negatively impacted its…
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SPR announces new HQ and DC plans
North American wholesaler S.P. Richards (SPR) is set to move to new headquarters in the coming weeks following last month’s…