Tag: Lagasse
Big Interview: The long and winding road
Disruption, distraction and opportunity were three words discussed in great detail at Essendant’s biennial CORE Live event that was recently…
Tech Solutions Special: Does a silver bullet really exist?
With all the technology coming into the market, how are resellers supposed to make sense of it, let alone determine what…
Management changes at Essendant
US wholesaler Essendant has announced two senior management changes and provided more details of its latest cost-reduction plan.The exec changes…
United’s CORE Live comes to an end
While the weather outside was freezing, United’s dealers warmed to the changes that the wholesaler has announced, in particular the…
United reveals CORE Live details
Themed as 'Emerge 2015', the event will explore best practices and strategies for improving digital presence, growing in new categories,…
Jan/san Interview: John Garfinkel
When it comes to the topic of cleaning, John Garfinkel knows what he’s talking about. As Executive Director of ISSA,…
United Stationers announces CORE date
The event, which replaces the wholesaler’s Vision conference, is part of its CORE platform that was introduced earlier this year…
Harry Dochelli, SVP Independent Channel, United Stationers
A Top 100 entry last year in his role of VP Sales, Independent Dealer Channel, Dochelli returns this year in…
Interview: United we stand
At the end of September, OPI met up with United Stationers CEO Cody Phipps in Chicago for a frank and wide-ranging…
Barrett promoted at LagasseSweet
United Stationers has named Paul Barrett as President of its jan/san LagasseSweet business. Barrett joined the company in 2007 and held…
Phipps promoted to COO
United Stationers has promoted Cody Phipps to the position of President and COO. 48-year-old Phipps has been with United since 2003,…
sales-i appoints US veteran
UK-based sales software provider sales-i is stepping up its push in the North American market with the appointment of an…
Presidential changes at United
United Stationers has announced that two of its business units, LagasseSweet and ORS Nasco, are to share a joint President…
United completes ORS Nasco purchase
United Stationers has completed the previously-announced acquisition of ORS Nasco Holding (ORS Nasco) from an affiliate of Dallas-based Brazos Private…
United to buy ORS Nasco
United Stationers Supply has agreed to acquire 100 percent of the outstanding shares of ORS Nasco Holding. ORS is a…
United cuts the slack
United Stationers' board of directors has approved a restructuring plan that will eliminate corporate staff positions. The number of job cuts…
The inside track
Financial Services The 1980s was the decade when financial services (FS) made their way into almost every part of life and…
Clearer view
For many years the cleaning materials for an office were bought from supermarkets or convenience stores and it was the…
Spotlight on United Stationers
United Stationer's announcements this week that it is ceasing work on the internal component of its Project Vision and selling…
Big read
DEX to provide turnkey MPS solution for Essendant dealers
In the second part of our interview with Harry Dochelli (click here for Part 1), the Essendant President reveals details…