Tag: Office 1
Big Interview: Advance & retreat
Over the past 20 years or so, OPI has regularly reported on the adventures and exploits of US-based franchising operation Office 1 Superstores International. At the helm for a long time was founder Mark...
Tributes pour in for Mark Austen
The industry has been quick to pay its respects to Office Club Managing Director Mark Austen who tragically passed away last week at the age of 59.Members of his dealer group, customers, former colleagues,...
Dealer Spotlight: Office 1 Bulgaria
Starting out from being one of the first franchising markets for Office 1 Superstores International, Bulgaria has not only been a resounding success story, the capital Sofia in 2007 also became the seat of...
Penninn strengthens Baltic position
 30 April 2007 — Vilnius (LH): Penninn, one of Iceland's largest office supply companies, has acquired the leading contract stationer in Lithuania, Daily Service. Daily Service, which had a turnover of €23 million ($31.3 million)...
Big Interview with Mark Baccash
Raring to go by Heike Dieckmann Funny, eloquent and knowledgeable, Office 1’s Mark Baccash gives his frank and free views on globalisation, China, the OP opportunities out there and the dangers of being stuck in a...
Raring to go
There are few, if indeed any, resellers in the office products industry that epitomise the concept of globalisation as much as US-based Office 1 Superstore International. Created as a retail-focused OP franchising chain by...
The growth of a nation
With a retail market worth an estimated $350 billion, it's not hard to see why the OP big boxes are looking to set up shop in the Indian market. So what is it about...
Creating a blueprint
That time of year to raise a toast to the cream of the European OP industry has come around again. Last month, delegates from the community descended on the Grand Hotel Huis Ter Duin...
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EOPA 2023 winners revealed
The winners of the 22nd European Office Products Awards (EOPA) were announced at a special presentation dinner on Monday, 13 March 2023.
The annual EOPA were once again presented during the OPI Partnership event...
