Tag: Impact
Solid quarter for Clorox
US-based manufacturer Clorox has reported single-digit growth for its Cleaning division in Q1 2019. For the three months ended 30…
ISSA Hygieia launches mentoring programme
Non-profit organisation ISSA Hygieia Network has introduced a new mentoring programme. The ISSA Hygieia Network Mentoring Program aims to facilitate…
Big Interview: Sprinkling fairy dust
Established in 2010, dealer services provider Nectere was initially somewhat derided as a last-ditch attempt for failing dealers in the…
Piranha Business – Light. Key Insights Into The Appeal Of Amazon Business
In June 2017, Martin Wilde Associates (MWA) and OPI published “Piranha Business”, the first in-depth study of Amazon Business OP customers…
Piranha Business: Investigating the appeal of Amazon Business
A New Research Study By Martin Wilde Associates and OPI Back in the summer of 2014, Martin Wilde Associates (MWA)…
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…
Acquisitions help Office Depot achieve Q1 growth
Office Depot has reported a year-on-year top-line improvement of 6% in the first quarter of 2018, mainly due to its…
Amazon trumpets its small business benefits
Amazon has just released a report showing how it supports small businesses across the world, especially in the US –…
Margin pressures offset OP growth for LSC
Higher costs weighed down profits at LSC Communications' Office Products division in Q1.For the three months ended 31 March 2018,…
Newell Brands sheds Waddington packaging business
Newell Brands has agreed to sell its global disposable cutlery and packaging business The Waddington Group. The division has been…
HP wins first Autonomy fraud case | Navigator hikes paper prices | Mondi buys...
A round-up of this week's office products, business supplies and stationery news from around the web and elsewhere. HP Inc has…
Wulff reports Q1 profit improvement
Nordics business supplies reseller Wulff appears to have put a tough FY2017 behind it as the group's streamlining initiative begins…
Hot Topic: Plastic soup
Interest in the scourge of single-use plastic has recently been ignited by two major factors: Sir David Attenborough and the…
Analysis: ACCO benefitting from better balance
ACCO's solid first quarter performance underlines its more balanced international presence resulting from the Pelikan Artline and Esselte acquisitions in…
ACCO Q1: European gains offset weak North America
A strong performance from ACCO's EMEA unit helped the office products manufacturer deliver improved first quarter profits despite declines in…
Generation Game with Dan Zakai
With 50% of the global working population expected to be under the age of 35 within the next few years,…
Stationery sales weaken again for BIC
The improvement in BIC's Stationery category at the end of last year appears to have been short-lived, as Q1 results…
How To… Protect your reputation
Social media is a great way to market your company, but it can also have a significant impact on your…
Feature: Wargaming for cyber resilience
Over the course of the past few years there has been a constant stream of headlines relating to cyber disruptions,…
Category Update: Give us a break
The office breakroom is undergoing fundamental change. No longer seen as just a place to grab some foul-tasting coffee or…
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Challenging Q1 for BIC
BIC’s Stationery division reported a 5.8% comparable decline in sales in its Stationery division in the first quarter, although e-commerce…