Tag: France
Bureau Vallée testing P2P deliveries
Leading French office and school supplies retailer Bureau Vallée has teamed up with local P2P start-up Shopopop to pilot customer…
Amazon Business Prime launches in France
Amazon has finally made its Business Prime offering open to its customer in France. The e-commerce giant announced yesterday that…
Office Depot France denies works council allegations
Office Depot has categorically denied allegations of the misuse of company funds made by workers’ representatives in France. As reported…
Acquisition for Konica Minolta France
EOS vendor Konica Minolta Business Solutions France has purchased seven Sequoïa Group subsidiaries in the Grand-Est and Reunion Island regions.…
Bruneau joins Interaction
France-based B2B office supplies reseller Bruneau has joined Interaction, the European alliance of office products distributors, as an associate member.…
Sequana suspends trading
Sequana, the parent company of specialty paper manufacturer Arjowiggins, has suspended trading of its shares on the Paris stock exchange.…
International Paper acquisition | BIC sells factory | Bong appoints CFO
Global pulp, paper, and packaging producer International Paper has acquired family-owned Spanish packaging business Envases Grau for an undisclosed sum.…
Arjowiggins sale terminated
The planned sale of the Graphic and Creative Paper divisions of French specialty paper manufacturer Arjowiggins will no longer go…
Interview: Lyreco CEO Hervé Milcent aiming for PPE leadership position
Lyreco has signalled its intent to become a force in the European personal protective equipment (PPE) market following the acquisition…
Lyreco makes PPE acquisition
Workplace supplies giant Lyreco has made a strategic acquisition in the personal protection equipment (PPE) category. Lyreco has acquired the…
Pilot reorganises European management
Writing instruments manufacturer Pilot Corporation of Europe (PCE) has announced a number of management changes following Paul Phelan’s departure. Phelan will…
New identity for Lyreco
France-based office products reseller Lyreco has unveiled its new company identity and positioning. In terms of branding, the name and…
Rise in sales continues for Manutan
European MRO and business supplies reseller has reported a good performance for Q3 2018.Sales for the quarter rose by 8.4%…
ALSO expands in France
European technology distributor ALSO has acquired France-based DistriWan.DistriWan is a value-added distributor of wifi networking and security solutions to larger…
Solid Q2 for Manutan
Eastern Europe continued to drive sales in Q2 2018 for business supplies reseller Manutan.For the three months ended 31 March,…
Avery announces leader for ‘West Region’
Label maker Avery has appointed a new head to run part of its European business.Nicolas Jean-Jean has been promoted to…
Vendor Profile: Lining up the future
Established in 1864, Hamelin is a leading manufacturer of school and office products ranging from notebooks, notepads and diaries, to…
Amazon Business debuts in France
Amazon Business has launched in France, opening up the country’s €71 billion ($79 billion) B2B e-commerce market.The internet giant’s standalone…
UK & Ireland drive Exertis Q3
European IT wholesaler DCC Technology – which operates as Exertis – has reported a solid Q3.In a brief interim trading…
Polyconcept sheds candy maker
Netherlands-based corporate merchandise supplier Polyconcept has sold its promotional candy subsidiary.It said selling Areka to long-term business partner Boudeville and…
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Interview: Villa sees strong potential for Pigna
Back in May 2018, Italian office supplies and stationery group Buffetti announced it had taken a 40% stake in Pigna,…