Tag: Starbucks
Nestlé strikes Starbucks retail deal
Swiss food and beverages giant Nestlé has struck a $7.1 billion licensing deal with Starbucks to start selling the chain's…
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…
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…
The future of the home office
Jump in a time machine and zip back 15 years and you’ll find the average person working from home with…
Breakroom: Wake up and smell the waste
It’s no secret that the world is coffee crazy, with over nine billion kilogrammes of it drunk worldwide in 2016…
Does Amazon need to buy Staples?
An article in The Street suggests that Amazon could do worse than acquiring a ‘dying’ Staples. OPI's Andy Braithwaite asks if…
Category Analysis: Amazing breakroom spaces
The breakroom used to be an overlooked asset in the workplace, but companies are now increasingly recognising that an effective breakroom…
Nectere confirms Keurig status
UK dealer group nectere has confirmed that it is a Keurig authorised distributor (KAD).As we reported in February, nectere has been…
Interview: What is nectere’s central distribution centre all about?
OPI’s Andy Braithwaite spoke to nectere Managing Director Paul Musgrove about the dealer services group’s new central distribution centre.Yesterday’s press…
Amazon planning more university locations
Amazon is increasing its physical presence at leading universities in the US.This week a staffed student pick-up location opened at…
Keurig and Starbucks amend K-Cup deal
The two companies have agreed that altering the deal would help expand the Starbucks range of K-Cup offerings while also…
Take a break
It's a common sight in offices across the globe. A worker takes time out to go on a store run.…
Golden Blend
The UK, like much of continental Europe and the US, has become a nation of coffee addicts. The phenomenon of…
Case Study: Staples
Staples has been at the forefront of the office products industry's environmental initiatives. Indeed, the declaration of its paper procurement…
Time and place
Last month, Jeff Gardner introduced referrals as a sales tool for growing a customer base. Some advantages include a higher…
Dell takes Wal-Mart’s Fortune spot
22 February 2005 - New York (NY): Dell has knocked Wal-Mart off the top spot on Fortune magazine's annual list…
CE UK seals Starbucks deal
5 May 2004 - Cranleigh (UK): Corporate Express (CE) UK has signed an exclusive B2B agreement with coffee giant Starbucks.…
Starbucks puts the mochas on Staples
25 October 2002 - Framingham (MA): Staples is to test the Starbucks coffee franchise in its stores over the holiday…
Steve Matyas – Staples Business Depot
Name: Steve MatyasJob title: PresidentCompany: Staples Business DepotWhat were your childhood ambitions? Growing up to be Superman. Wearing a cape…
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Essendant’s CORE on hold as combined event talks take place
In the third part of our interview with Harry Dochelli, the Essendant President discusses his relationship with Sycamore Partners, the…