Tag: competition
Staples patent lawsuit | Depot expands marketing partnership | Sappi launches paperboard line
Staples Advantage is being sued by Hong Kong-based OP company World Wide Stationery Manufacturing for allegedly infringing a patent on…
LaunchPad Manchester 2018 competition now open
Entries are now open for The Stationery Show's LaunchPad Manchester competition.LaunchPad aims to find six individuals or companies with new…
Final call for Stationers’ award entries
UK livery The Stationers’ Company is making a final call for entries to its 2018 Innovation Excellence Awards.The programme celebrates…
Panel announced for LaunchPad London
The Stationery Show has announced the judging panel for this year’s LaunchPad London competition.Papersmiths founder Sidonie Warren; Global Brand Director…
ACCC sets OfficeMax/COS decision date
The Australian consumer watchdog ACCC has set a date for its decision on the acquisition of OfficeMax by Complete Office…
ACCC voices concerns over Staples and OfficeMax merger
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has delivered a preliminary view that raises doubts over the proposed merger by…
Regulator delays OfficeMax takeover decision
The Australian competition regulator has delayed a decision over the acquisition of OfficeMax Australia by private equity firm Platinum Equity.The…
Last call for Launchpad competition
The London Stationery Show has made its final appeal for entrants to its new competition, Launchpad. Â Launchpad, which is designed…
Staples debuts crowdfunding products
Winners of the first Crowd2Shelf competition can be found on Staples’ new entrepreneurial online store.The contest – created by crowdfunding…
Analysis: Staples highlights Amazon Business competition
Staples had the opportunity to engage in a bit of PR on the issue of competition in the contract segment…
More anti-competition fines in Spain
The Spanish competition authorities (CNC) have fined three firms, including Unipapel, for forming a notebooks cartel.The CNC has imposed fines…
Green light given for Spicers acquisition
The European Commission has given the go-ahead for Unipapel to acquire the European operations of wholesaler Spicers.The commission concluded that…
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Challenging Q1 for BIC
BIC’s Stationery division reported a 5.8% comparable decline in sales in its Stationery division in the first quarter, although e-commerce…