Tag: Impact Office
FSSI OS3 office supplies contract – David Harris, Impact Office
Federal government sales specialist David Harris of Impact Office talks about the advantages of belonging to a small business consortium ahead of the new GSA FSSI office supplies contract bidding process.
Impact wins Esselte award
5 April 2007 — London (UK): Impact Office Supplies has won the Esselte Customer Service Award, which is open to Quickstep dealers. Mike James, Esselte UK's sales director and presenter of the award, said: "Impact...
Depot swallows up Allied
On 18 May Office Depot became the rightful owner of Allied Office Products for an undisclosed sum. Brian Levine, spokesperson for Depot, explained to OPI: "The acquisition of Allied Office Products provides a path...
Depot acquires Allied: industry comment
This week Office Depot became the rightful owner of Allied Office Products for an undisclosed sum. And the industry seems to have praised Depot's move as a good one all round. After all, Wall...
In the mix
Since is.group rolled out its regional distribution centre (RDC) programme 18 months ago, 182 dealers have walked from the group. The loss accounted for 11.4 per cent of the group's direct buy and sparked...
Feeding time?
On Friday 16 September Staples became the rightful owner of Prime Office Products for an undisclosed sum. It was the company's first US acquisition since it bought TriMega dealer group member Hartford Office Supply...
Mixing it up: the RDC debate
is.group's regional distribution centre (RDC) programme has sparked and stirred a great deal of controversy among the US dealer community over the last year and a half. Designed by is.group and its board...
Powerful friends
United's SVP of marketing Mark Hampton claims that dealers are missing out on a huge opportunity. While consumers' first choice of purchasing is online, he says, only 20-50 per cent of the dealer's average...
Staples goes shopping
Fresh from its acquisition of Prime Office Products in mid-September, Staples has been dealer-shopping again. In October, OPI discovered that Staples' business delivery division has purchased the rights to sell office products to customers...
Hickory dickory shock, as Staples adds to flock
This week, OPI+ discovered that Staples' business delivery division has purchased the rights to sell office products to customers of Bumbarger's, an is.group member based in Hickory, North Carolina, and Consolidated Business Products (CBP),...
roll up, roll up
Staples' recent purchase of Hartford Office Supply has caused quite a stir in the independent dealer community. Many wonder if the deal will herald the next phase of dealer roll-ups When a $13 billion...