Tag: TriMega
Hoffmann to leave ISG
US dealer group Independent Suppliers Group (ISG) has announced that its VP of Purchasing Tom Hoffmann will be leaving the…
ISG shareholders approve mega merger
The board of directors of Independent Suppliers Group (ISG) has announced that 83% of its common shareholders have approved the…
TriMega announces record payout
US dealer group TriMega has announced a record bonus pool payout of more than $800,000 to its shareholders. This bonus…
Dealer group merger agreed
The boards of the three leading US office products dealer groups have approved their merger and confirmed key details of…
US dealer groups provide merger update
US office products dealer groups Independent Suppliers Group (ISG), TriMega Purchasing Association and Pinnacle Affiliates are a step nearer to…
US dealer groups agree to merge
The three leading office products dealer groups in the US have signed a letter of intent to merge the organisations…
Event Review: EPIC finale
Six years ago, US dealer groups Independent Stationers (IS) and TriMega confounded industry expectations by joining forces to produce a…
Event Preview: EPIC 2018
The thinking behind the first EPIC show back in 2013, when it was introduced by US dealer groups TriMega and…
Correction: EPIC to end after 2018
In yesterday's EPIC to end after 2018 story, OPI wrote that both TriMega and Independent Stationers cited the same reasons…
Analysis: The GSA’s broad e-commerce approach
In March 2018, the US General Service Administration (GSA) revealed its implementation plan for the establishment of a commercial e-commerce…
Analysis: Mega-merger in US wholesale channel
Speculation has been rife in the US since the beginning of 2018 that something 'big' was about to happen at…
Comment May 2018
Ihad this column for the Breakroom Special issue of OPI all worked out, talking in some detail about the opportunities…
Spotlight: Raising standards
Not all industry organisations have staying power, but those that do are in a constant battle to stay relevant to…
Hot Topic: Consolidating the future
There is nothing so constant as change. The OP industry is no exception. It has spent the past two decades…
Hot Topic: The dynamics of pricing
Dynamic pricing (or real-time pricing) has been around for some time, but so far has been mainly relegated to discussions…
Dealer groups form global alliance
A new international coalition has been forged between five of the OP industry’s most globally recognised dealer groups.Office Choice in…
Innovative acquires again… and switches dealer groups
Progressive US independent dealer Innovative Office Solutions has begun 2018 with another major acquisition that gives it a strong presence…
TriMega creates tech support role
US dealer group TriMega has created a new position to assist its members with online search optimisation and e-content.Former Associate…
OPI acquires INDEPENDENT DEALER
OPI has acquired the US-based INDEPENDENT DEALER e-zine (ID) from De Groot Resources.ID was first published in January 2007 by…
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…
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DEX to provide turnkey MPS solution for Essendant dealers
In the second part of our interview with Harry Dochelli (click here for Part 1), the Essendant President reveals details…