Tag: Cross
Analysis: Green shoots at Office Depot as Smith pursues transformation strategy
Office Depot's stock price rallied by more than 6% in early trading on Wall Street this morning (before dropping back…
National Stationery Week returns
The UK's National Stationery Week is back for its seventh year at the end of this month.Running from 23-29 April…
Category Update: What’s cool in school?
The educational supplies sector is a huge global industry that’s expanding in large parts of the world. This is particularly…
ZenOffice wins Xerox MPS award
UK business supplies dealer ZenOffice has been awarded Xerox Gold Concessionaire Partner of the Year for 2017.The accolade – the…
New strategy drives sales for Moleskine
Moleskine’s FY2017 results showed the impact of its strategic expansion after just over a year under new management.Owner D’Ieteren – which…
Vendor Special: The smart manufacturer
The rise of new digital industrial technology, known as Industry 4.0, is a transformation that makes it possible to gather…
Event: City of Hope
Every year, the National Business Products Council hosts the annual City of Hope Tour and Hall of Fame Dinner. And…
Hot Topic: The dynamics of pricing
Dynamic pricing (or real-time pricing) has been around for some time, but so far has been mainly relegated to discussions…
Another stable year for Fiducial
OPI delves into the full-year financial report of French office supplies reseller Fiducial Office Solutions.French B2B office supplies reseller Fiducial…
Category Update: Technological transition
The nature of the office workspace is changing fast. Indeed, some argue that the physical office may eventually cease to…
CES 2018 reveals industry-altering technologies
The annual consumer tech show CES 2018 wrapped up last week and left in its wake a host of potentially industry-changing…
Analysis: The changing face of Office Depot
There’s been plenty of talk of the need for change in the office products industry. Office Depot’s recent CompuCom acquisition and…
Final word with Bryan Croft
All the research – and all of my experience – shows that happy employees make for more productive employees which…
Vendor Profile: Pilot
In January 2018, it will be exactly 100 years since two Japanese entrepreneurs founded the Namiki Manufacturing Company and launched…
Ma urges global e-commerce policy talks
Alibaba founder Jack Ma is aiming to put e-commerce policy in the spotlight for global governments and corporations.The Electronic World…
Calipage launches online store in Spain
ADVEO’s independent dealer network Calipage has upgraded its e-commerce offering in Spain.In line with ADVEO’s strategic plan to boost direct sales…
Do no harm
Environmentally-responsible products and practices, once seen as nice-to-haves but not essential, have moved centre stage, so much so that within…
Green paper momentum
There’s been a raft of green news emanating from paper manufacturers and suppliers over recent months. The emphasis has been…
Analysis: The changing face of Office Depot
Office Depot CEO Gerry Smith took advantage of yesterday’s third-quarter conference call to provide further details of the reseller’s shift…
HP completes Samsung print deal | Jefferies ditches Essendant | Iconex makes acquisitions |...
A round-up of this week’s office products, business supplies and stationery news from around the web and elsewhere.Tech giant HP…
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Staples CEO reiterates Essendant promises
Staples Inc CEO Sandy Douglas wrote to Essendant counterpart Ric Phillips earlier this week to express his “unwavering excitement” at…