Tag: Andrew Penfold
Research: Going beyond the core
The Office & Work Supplies in Australia, 2018-2020 report values the total office and work supplies (OWS) market at A$12.5…
Continued growth for Australia’s non-core market
The Australian non-core office products market is growing at a rate of 4% a year, according to the latest report…
Research shows decline in core office products
A research report from Penfold Research has found that for the first time, sales of non-core office and work supplies…
Australian education supplies market in good health
According to a new research study published by Penfold Research, the Australian education supplies market was valued at $A2.4 billion…
Special Anniversary Feature: Letter from Oz
The past two decades or so have seen the formerly local, fragmented and relatively inefficient stationery market in Australia evolve into…
News analysis: Staples & Depot – an international perspective
While much has been made of possible antitrust issues in the US threatening the Staples/Office Depot merger, what about in…
Hot Topic: The promised land
Not so very long ago, multichannel was the word. Now you increasingly hear another one – omnichannel. What’s the difference?…
Final word: Andrew Penfold
Australian independent dealers and the groups that support them are viewed as the 'good blokes' of the market. They are decent…
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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…