Tag: Buffetti
Event Review: Big Buyer 2016
As Beatrice Bernabei, Sales Manager Italy for Aery, told OPI: “It’s still an important show for us to present our new products, and in two or three days we can meet all our customers...
Buffetti pursuing brand strategy
Private brand ratios of up to 35% are not uncommon at the big box office suppliers, but Italian retail franchise Buffetti is developing a concept with a staggering 90% of own-brand products in its stores. The...
Show review: Big Buyer
There was a strong turnout at this year's Big Buyer trade show in Bologna, Italy, at the end of November, despite the ongoing challenges that the Italian market is facing.The 15 members of Italian trade...
Francesco Villa, General Manager, Gruppo Buffetti
Sales remained relatively flat last year at around €100 million ($130 million), but the performance of the new-look stores is outperforming those that haven't made the switchover and Villa is hoping this will convince...
Buffetti CEO Francesco Villa on why retail must change
Francesco Villa, CEO of Italian reseller Buffetti, talks to OPI about his company's new-look retail operation and what manufacturers have made of the firm's recent switch of focus to private-label products.
EOPA 2012 – New Product Innovation Award
The European Office Product Awards 2012 from Messe, Frankfurt. The award for New Poduct Innovation. Presented by Francesco Villa form Gruppo Buffetti. The winner was Esselte Leitz, Leitz iLam Laminators.
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Podcast: Kim Leazer & Beth Freeman, FSI Office
OPI Talk speaks to mother and daughter duo Kim Leazer and Beth Freeman, part of the leadership team at family-owned US independent dealer FSI...
