Tag: Felicity Francis
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A man’s world I recently attended the judging meeting for the North American Office Products Awards in Atlanta, Georgia, as a judge and scribe. The judges comprised experts and representatives from all over North America,...
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Let's be flexibleIn developed economies, flexible working has become a hot topic; compressing working hours into a four-day week, taking extended holidays or working from home a few days a week are some examples....
Editor’s comment: A hands-free office
This column took far longer to write than usual because I have broken my wrist (yes, sympathy please), and now have a metal plate in my arm to use to alarm airport security. I’m...
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It really does seem like yesterday that I sat down to write my first Editor’s Comment for OPI, nervous to comment on an industry that was new to me and to write to readers...
Editor’s Comment
Thank you to everyone who participated in our reader survey last month. We had a great response and you have given us some excellent feedback about how you would like to see OPI develop...
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Not to brag or anything, but I've just returned from a holiday in Hong Kong and the Philippines – two amazing places. I was visiting a friend who, having moved out to a village...
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I recently read an article about how pubs (bars for those of you not in the UK) are increasingly being used as a second office, based on a survey carried out by Wi-Fi provider...
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A tug of war  Resellers are being unfairly pulled in two directions. On one hand customers increasingly expect them to supply almost anything and provide it almost on demand; on the other, customers are...
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Is it Groundhog Day? Â In February it's Groundhog Day in the US. For those of you unfamiliar with the event, according to folklore if a groundhog emerges from the ground then spring will come...
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The club we're happy to be in As I write this, I’m sitting in the International Lounge at Chicago O’Hare airport having re-landed after our aeroplane broke. But I won’t let American Airlines dampen my...
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The subject we can’t dropWhen I was planning this issue’s content, my first thought was that we couldn’t cover Amazon again. But the reality is that Amazon’s onward march into the OP space really...
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Let’s get digitalAttending the OPI Global Forum in May (read a review here) made me realise more than ever what a difference the internet has made to commerce. That’s quite an obvious statement, I’m aware,...
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EOPA 2023 winners revealed
The winners of the 22nd European Office Products Awards (EOPA) were announced at a special presentation dinner on Monday, 13 March 2023.
The annual EOPA were once again presented during the OPI Partnership event...
