Tag: Workplace
Steelcase on a roll
Steelcase has reported one of the strongest quarters in the past 20 years as sales as operating profit grew in…
Good quarter for Herman Miller
Workspace and office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller reported strong sales and order growth in the first quarter of its 2020…
Highlands behind new workspace brand launch
Sales and marketing agency Highlands has led the launch of the Lumeah brand, a US-based line of off-the-shelf interior design…
Staples Inc reveals redesign and new brands
Staples’ digital and delivery business in the US has launched a new corporate branding and five new own brands. In…
Depot warns of office illness risks
New research from Office Depot has found that poor hygiene practices are leaving UK offices at risk of staff shortages…
Don’t forget about Gen X
New research from Love Energy Savings found that people in the UK aged between 45-54 are more likely than any…
Millennials changing European working habits
New research has shed light on the changing nature of workplaces in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).A report jointly commissioned…
Office workers need their quiet time, reveals survey
According to global design firm Unispace, open-plan offices are damaging a worker’s ability to concentrate.With noise in the workplace found…
Updated product lines drive Haworth sales
New workplace trends helped boost sales for US office furniture maker Haworth.Last year, the Michigan-based group unveiled a number of…
Knoll Q4 furniture sales recover
Knoll’s expansion into new product lines has paid off for the office furniture maker, as Q4 sales returned to growth.For…
Staples reveals remote working trend
Staples’ latest Workplace Survey has found that remote working is the new normal.According to a survey of full-time workers in…
Comment: Slack is Amazon’s key to the office
Amazon is rumoured to be interested in buying workplace messaging app Slack for $9 billion.The proposed deal – which works…
Xerox’s workplace revolution
In a bid to reverse a decline in revenues, printer maker Xerox has embarked on what it describes as the…
Cleansing the office
By 2020, millennials will make up 50% of the global workforce. Like their parents' generation – the baby boomers – this…
Special Anniversary Feature: The Future
When trying to imagine the workplace of the future, a good start is to look back at the cartoon show The…
Positive quarter for Herman Miller
Despite its numbers being slightly distorted by an extra week in this year’s financial first quarter compared to last year’s,…
Takkt sales exceed €1 billion
Annual sales at workplace supplies reseller Takkt have broken the €1 billion barrier for the first time.Takkt’s 2015 sales were…
Rising cost of the office thief
As Avery UK launches its Hands Off Week, it has released figures on lost property and theft within the office…
Ready for the multigenerational workforce?
New research by Ricoh Europe has found that 52% of workers think employers are failing to meet the needs of…
Breakroom Category Analysis: Make or break
The provision of an inviting breakroom, stocked with good-quality food and drink options is increasingly seen as making good business sense…
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Icahn publishes letter to HP shareholders
Activist investor Carl Icahn has written an open letter to the shareholders of HP Inc, likening the company’s standalone restructuring…