Tag: Amazon
Amazon releases 2019 small business report
Amazon continues to publicise its benefits to small businesses around the world, this time with the publication of its 2019…
Amazon investing massively in one-day shipping
Amazon is spending $800 million in the second quarter to flip to a free one-day shipping service for its Prime…
Amazon Q1 in numbers | Amazon Business India in the spotlight | Huge investment...
A round-up of this week’s office supplies, business products and stationery news from around the web and elsewhere. Here are…
Bezos: “Third-party sellers are kicking our first-party butt”
Jeff Bezos gave pride of place to the growth of third-party sellers on Amazon in his annual letter to shareholders…
Amazon ups lobbying spend, cuts 1P sellers | Patent boost for Static Control |...
A round-up of this week's office products, business supplies and stationery news from around the web and elsewhere. Amazon spent…
Amazon debuts autonomous delivery vehicle | BIC opens largest stationery factory in Asia |...
Amazon has debuted its new self-driving delivery device called Scout. The cooler-sized autonomous ‘vehicle’ will begin delivering packages to customers…
SMBs take over Amazon
Amazon has reported that more than half of units sold in its US online stores in 2018 were from SMBs.…
NOPA concerns over GSA e-marketplace
Mike Tucker, CEO of US office products trade association NOPA, has told OPI that he is concerned that Amazon will…
Hot Topic: Creative disruption
The growth of Amazon Business in the past three and a half years has been impressive by anyone’s standards, including…
Amazon Germany hones in on office supplies
Amazon Germany has launched an online store specifically dedicated to the most popular office supplies. Amazon.de/büroklassiker (which translates into ‘office…
The State of the OP Industry Report 2017-18
Once again, the last 12 months have seen the global office products (OP) industry continue to change substantially: Despite economic…
Piranha Business – Light. Key Insights Into The Appeal Of Amazon Business
In June 2017, Martin Wilde Associates (MWA) and OPI published “Piranha Business”, the first in-depth study of Amazon Business OP customers…
Piranha Business: Investigating the appeal of Amazon Business
A New Research Study By Martin Wilde Associates and OPI Back in the summer of 2014, Martin Wilde Associates (MWA)…
Research: Finding that anchor
The fifth incarnation of The View from the Top: The State of the OP Industry 2017-18 is highly indicative of…
Xerox responds to investor claims | Walmart expands in India | ADVEO ramps up...
A round-up of this week's office products, business supplies and stationery news from around the web and elsewhere. Xerox has…
Interview: Winc New Zealand on Lyone’s shopping list
After acquiring Lyreco Australia, COS founder Dominique Lyone has told OPI he would be interested in acquiring the for-sale Winc…
AI assistants head to the office
A report by US-based IT professional network Spiceworks has revealed the rise of digital assistants in the workplace. Artificial intelligent…
Alibaba expands South Asian footprint
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has acquired South Asia's largest online shopping platform Daraz.The deal is the latest in Alibaba's plan…
Amazon trumpets its small business benefits
Amazon has just released a report showing how it supports small businesses across the world, especially in the US –…
Spotlight Xtra: Byte Foods
Read Spotlight: Keeping it freshfor the full interview with Lee Mokri. OPI: How do new customers get started? Lee Mokri:…
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Support the Ride of Life
Around 25 members of the office products industry have so far signed up to take part in this year’s Ride…