Tag: GNS
Final Word from Brad O’Brien
As a country with a population of just under 25 million people, Australia could be considered a minor player with a relatively small office products market in the great scheme of our industry. However,...
Spotlight: Community spirit
Business supplies in their growing diversity are of course the nuts and bolts of our industry, but it’s the community spirit that is the invisible superglue which holds it all together and that makes...
Special Feature: Top 100 2017
When we started collating this year’s Top 100 resellers list, it struck me that relatively few big hitters have come out since 2016 – Essendant’s Bob Aiken, SP Richards’ Wayne Beacham and Office Depot’s...
Spotlight: A time of change in Australia
The Australian office products market finds itself in the unusual situation of having its three largest resellers – Officeworks, Staples and OfficeMax – up for sale at the same time. Private equity (PE) group...
News Analysis: GNS eyes OP success
Developing a nationwide wholesaling solution for the office products channel in Australia has presented a number of challenges over the years; one only has to think back to the short-lived Appaloosa initiative a few...
Appaloosa: the post mortem
After just 18 months in existence, WCP Group's Appaloosa warehouse has closed its doors for good. OPI+ talks to the Australian industry and those involved to determine what went wrong Six months ago...
Big Read
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...
