Tag: Mark Leazer
Podcast: AOPD members focusing on growth
OPI speaks with AOPD Executive Director Mark Leazer about the state of the national accounts business in the US.
With 68 independent dealer members throughout the US, AOPD is an important player in the business...
Analysis: All hands to the pump
You would be forgiven for wondering what the connection is between the approval of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – the $700 billion budget for the US Department of Defense’s (DoD) spending...
Hot Topic: Boxing clever
In the Final Word in the March 2017 edition of OPI, Mike Gentile, CEO of US dealer group Independent Stationers (IS), called for the independent dealer community (IDC) to find “a new box”, arguing...
Hot Topic Xtra
OPI: Do you think dealer groups are keeping up with the changing market? Independent Stationers CEO Mike Gentile: IS had added a significant number of new jan/san, safety, MRO and breakroom suppliers to the group’s...
Analysis: Essendant adopts new contract strategy
US wholesaler Essendant is on a potential collision course with the country’s independent dealer channel (IDC) after adopting a strategy of bidding directly for national contract business.Being involved in the contracts business is nothing...
Hot Topic: Collective power
To make sense of the current global dealer group landscape, OPI asked numerous players in the business supplies industry for their input on a variety of issues within their own markets. Responses were received...
Industry pays tribute to Bud Mundt
Jess Beim, former SVP, Avery DennisonBud was a long-time business associate who became a close friend. He had a unique style – warm, friendly, loyal, caring, and knowledgeable with a strong work ethic –...
