Depot reports on “pivotal” year
Office Depot has released Q4 and full-year 2018 results with CEO Gerry Smith claiming that the reseller “achieved [its] key…
Staples takes coworking in-house
Staples Inc is dissolving its relationship with coworking operator Workbar. The reseller is replacing Workbar with its new brand, Staples…
Coffee gives JM Smucker strong Q3
US beverages and snacks vendor JM Smucker has reported steady growth in its Coffee segment during Q3 2019. Coffee sales…
Imperial Dade makes another acquisition
US jan/san and food service distributor Imperial Dade has acquired the New Jersey branch of Joshen Paper & Packaging. …
New offers for ADVEO
Following an eerie silence of almost two months, there have been new developments in the proposed sale of wholesaler ADVEO’s…
HNI back on track
HNI, parent company of the HON office furniture brand, has reported a return to growth in its fourth quarter and…
ALSO reports stable growth
European technology distributor ALSO has reported a steady performance in 2018 following fundamental structural optimisation over the course of the…
Trump tariff increase on hold
US President Donald Trump has said the US will delay a rise in trade tariffs on China. The increase in…
Solid year for Bunzl
UK-based distribution and outsourcing group Bunzl has reported strong organic growth for FY2018. For the 12 months ended 31 December 2018,…
Office beverages drive Cott sales
Canada-based beverages solutions provider Cott has reported both Q4 and FY2018 sales and profit growth. Reporting in US dollars, Q4…
Organic declines at Avery
CCL Industries, parent company of Avery, has reported its Q4 2018 and full-year sales. Avery’s sales in the fourth quarter…
Another impressive performance from Officeworks
Australian office supplies retailer Officeworks saw strong sales and earnings growth in the six months to the end of December…
Bottom line improves for Wulff
Strategic manoeuvres over the course of 2018 has led to an improvement in profits for Nordics reseller Wulff. For three…
Sharp increases direct sales presence
Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, a division of electronics vendor Sharp, has acquired IT solutions firm Saratoga Technologies. For…
Donahue praises SP Richards performance
Genuine Parts (GPC) CEO Paul Donahue said yesterday that business products wholesaler SP Richards (SPR) had an “excellent” end to…
Organic office products decline at LSC
US-based group LSC Communications has revealed a fourth-quarter organic sales decline of almost 6% in its Office Products division. The…
Sales up at SP Richards
Genuine Parts, parent company of SP Richards (SPR), has said the North American business products wholesaler achieved sales growth of…
Acquisition for Hummel’s
US office products dealer Hummel’s Office Plus has announced the acquisition of a fellow independent reseller in upstate New York.…
Strong Writing sales for Newell
Newell Brands has reported strong sales growth for its Writing segment in the fourth quarter. The company’s Learn & Development…
Sequana loses appeal | Expansion for Nuance | GPC makes acquisition
The Court of Appeal in London, UK, has upheld a judgement against European paper group Sequana that related to a €135 million…
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Exacompta to acquire Biella
A major acquisition in the declining filing category has been announced in Europe as Exacompta makes a €33.5 million ($38…