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Humanscale – Senior Account Manager Alex Corbitt OPI: How has the office furniture category been for you over the past…
BIC sues former Cello pens owner | OfficeMax to close Waiwhetu offices | SYNNEX...
France-based vendor BIC has launched a suit with the high court in Mumbai, India, against the former owners of Cello…
Higher costs weigh down Steelcase profits
Office furniture manufacturer Steelcase ended its fiscal year with a muted fourth quarter, despite some regional improvement.For the three months…
Staples Solutions accelerates private label | US steel tariffs to hit Steelcase | Mercateo...
Staples Solutions has gone live with its implementation of retail solution PTC FlexPLM which will enable the acceleration of its private label product…
Filling the mid-market furniture void
OPI speaks to Charles Forman and Don Lipscomb on the Independent Stationers/Connexions tie-up that has created a new buying group…
Steelcase survey reveals informal space trend
A recent study by office furniture vendor Steelcase has shed some light on what people really want from their workplace.A…
Office Depot launches new-look stores | Arjowiggins sheds banknote business | New OP title...
A round-up of this week’s office products, business supplies and stationery news from around the web and elsewhere.Office Depot has…
JM Smucker leadership change | Amazon trials checkout-free stores | Moleskine branches out
A round-up of this week’s office products, business supplies and stationery news from around the web and elsewhere.President of JM…
Steelcase declines set to continue
As predicted, Steelcase delivered a poor Q3 and declines are expected to continue.The office furniture manufacturer reported sales of $772.1…
Steelcase Q3 sales lower than expected
Office furniture manufacturer Steelcase has released preliminary third quarter results, with sales coming in below expectations.The company reported preliminary Q3…
Steelcase to acquire height-adjustable furniture manufacturer
Office furniture giant Steelcase has announced a definitive agreement to acquire AMQ Solutions a California-based provider of height adjustable desks,…
Breaking the cycle of waste in the office
We are on an increasingly unsustainable path when it comes to the use and waste of our natural resources. Economic…
Steelcase opens European innovation centre
Workplace design firm Steelcase has announced the opening of its new European Learning and Innovation Centre (LINC) in the heart…
Alibaba launches tech research programme | Jalema celebrates 70 years | Steelcase upgrades plant
A round-up of this week’s office products, business supplies and stationery news from around the web and elsewhere.Alibaba has launched…
Steelcase launches IoT solution
Office furniture manufacturer Steelcase has partnered with Microsoft to develop an IoT solution.The new platform, Workplace Advisor, is a sensor-based…
Market headwinds hit Steelcase sales
A declining office furniture market continues to dog manufacturer Steelcase.For the three months ended 25 August 2017, the group reported…
Comment: What’s happening to the office furniture market?
It has been a choppy few months for those operating in the office furniture market, as Knoll’s Q2 earnings showed…
Penketh Group expands in North West
UK-based independent office products dealer Penketh Group has acquired Manchester Office Supplies (MOS).The deal, for an undisclosed amount, is an…
Steelcase Q1 sales rise
Office furniture manufacturer Steelcase saw sales grow just over 2.3% in its first quarter.Sales totalled $735.1 million for the three…
Category Update: Seeing is believing
It’s been another excellent year for the visual communications (viscom) category. Some of the sector’s largest players are sounding particularly…
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Sycamore to cash in on Staples investment?
Private equity firm Sycamore Partners is intending to recoup around $1 billion in cash from Staples Inc and possibly take…