Tag: Lyreco
Category Update: Not by accident
The safety, personal protection equipment (PPE) and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) categories cover a vast array of diverse products…
Lyreco launches new corporate brand identity
Office products reseller Lyreco has unveiled its new company identity and positioning.
Platinum Equity completes OfficeMax New Zealand transaction
US private equity firm Platinum Equity has completed its acquisition of OfficeMax New Zealand although it has still not found…
Milcent confirms Lyreco commitment to Asia
Lyreco CEO Hervé Milcent has told OPI that the sale of Lyreco Australia does not signal the start of a…
Interview: Winc New Zealand on Lyone’s shopping list
After acquiring Lyreco Australia, COS founder Dominique Lyone has told OPI he would be interested in acquiring the for-sale Winc…
Lyreco sells Australian business to COS
Office products market consolidation in Australia has taken another major step forward with the news that leading independent dealer Complete…
:Staples extends recycling programme | CompuCom launches wholesale vertical | New appointment at Plantronics
A round-up of this week's office products, business supplies and stationery news from around the web and elsewhere.Staples is getting…
Big Interview: The full (Canadian) package
Denis Mathieu, President of Novexco, is a man on a mission. Having arrived at the Canadian multichannel operator when his…
Big Interview Xtra: Cezary Monko
OPI: Can you give us an overview of the company as it is now in terms of the number of…
VOW expands furniture team
UK wholesaler VOW has appointed an industry specialist to help drive its new furniture category.Jenny Hipkiss will join the group…
Event Preview: OPI Partnership 2018
Several years ago, OPI felt that there wasn’t an event in the OP calendar that successfully brings together the leading…
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…
Event Preview: European Office Products Awards 2018
On 6 March 2018, the leading lights of the European business supplies industry will come together for the 17th time…
Review: Big Buyer 2017
At the end of November, about 7,000 visitors congregated in Bologna, Italy, to see what 280 exhibitors from across Europe…
EOPA 2018 shortlist revealed
A group of senior executives from all channels in the business supplies industry came together in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, last…
Will Platinum wait for NZ decision?
Platinum Equity is on track to bring Winc and OfficeMax together in Australia, but it might have to throw in…
BOSS Awards raise the roof of UK industry
The winners of the 2017 BOSS industry awards were announced last night at a glittering evening of celebration at the…
Green light given for Winc-OfficeMax merger
The Australian competition authority (ACCC) has said it won’t oppose Platinum Equity’s proposed acquisition of OfficeMax.The decision paves the way…
Italian market flat in 2017
The value of the Italian B2B office products market has been stable in the first three quarters of 2017, figures…
Toshiba tries to avoid delisting | Lyreco to raise prices | Alibaba tackles Walmart...
Toshiba is racing to raise ¥600 million ($5.4 billion) to avoid being delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange. As well…
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Exacompta to acquire Biella
A major acquisition in the declining filing category has been announced in Europe as Exacompta makes a €33.5 million ($38…