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A v n e t ’s

advance abates

Confident growth outlook

in tech services for 2012

26 Jan’12

Avnet Technology, a global leader in technology distribution and services reported Q2’12 to 31 Dec’11

Read more: Avnet Q2'12 Financial Review

Staples sets up
new web centre

Multichannel moves to embrace
mobile and social networks

26 Jan’12

Staples #2 in ecommerce traffic worldwide, today said that it will build what it calls an Ecommerce Innovation Center in Kendall Square in Cambridge, MA

Read more: Staples sets up new web centre

MMMomentum
M a i n t a i n e d

Positive office sales growth

across the world

26 Jan’12

The mighty 3M today reported record sales and profits in Q4’11 to 31 Dec’11, driven by strong innovation and accelerating geographic sales expansion…

Read more: 3m Financial Review - Q4'11

Logitech lack
lustre results

Ex-CEO De Luca begins
to inspire lost innovation

26 Jan’12
Logitech International, the innovative leader in personal technology accessories yesterday announced disappointing financial results for its Q3’12 ended 31 Dec’11

Read more: Logitech Q3'12 Financial Review

Don’t stop believin’...

W.B.Mason
reaches $Billion

and goes on-and-on-and-on…

25 Jan’12 (Completed)

WBMason CEO Leo Meehan and his relentless team of sales and marketing professionals celebrated its phenomenal achievement in breaking the $1Bn sales mark on 30 Dec’11. We spoke to Leo about the remarkable success story…

Read more: WBMason reaches $1Billion sales in 2011

Grainger growth
g e n e r a t o r s

FM market momentum maintained

25 Jan’12
WW Grainger the leading North America's broadline supplier of FM, maintenance and office products today announced impressive Q4’11 financial results, reaching a record $8Bn sales in year to 31 Dec’11

Read more: Grainger Financial Review Q4'11

Xerox services
drive growth

Document services outsourcing
outpace slow technology sales

25 Jan’12

Xerox Corporation reported solid financial results for Q4’11 ended 31 Dec’11

Read more: Xerox Q4'11 Financial Review

The Apple business
iGeneration rocks!

The ultimate productivity tools begin to dominate corporate culture

25 Jan’12

Apple today announced phenomenal financial results for its fiscal Q1’12 ended 31 Dec’11

Read more: The Apple business iGeneration rocks!

WHSmith ‘dump’
n' slump drags on

Deluded cost cutter Kate
enters 9th year of decline

25 Jan’12

Earlier today WH Smith, the UK’s #1 high street and travel location retailer, today published its Christmas trading statement for the 21 weeks to 21 January 2012.

Read more: WHSmith 'dump' and slump drags on

Everything’s
gonna be alright

Spicers’ new leaner, cleaner and
faster response, service strategy

24 Jan’12

Last week Spicers’ CEO Alan Ball announced his new management team. We sat down with him to discuss his plans for 2012...

Read more: Spicers' new wholesaler leadership team

Hygiene King
K-C’s progress

Sales growth offset by
higher cost inflation

24 Jan’12

Kimberly-Clark (K-C) reported year-end 2011 results and provided its 2012 outlook and related key planning assumptions.

Read more: Kimberly-Clark Financial Review Q4'11

S u p e r f i c i a l
analysts amiss

Why OfficeMax and Depot
are good bets this year??

By Amanda Alix, Motley Fool

23 Jan’12

Here is another example of the investment analyst community misreading the travails of the underperforming bigbox operators…

Read more: OfficeMax and Office Depot: Good investment bets?

Management
musical chairs

Moves at Best Buy, Blackberry, Ingram,

Wal-Mart. Who’s next?

23 Jan’12

Over the past month a number of senior management changes have occurred in the OPS marketplace. In some cases, the replacements could make matters worse and some may be too late to rescue a lost cause…

Read more: Management musical chairs

HiTouch: The
Ride of a Lifetime

National sales meeting delivers
growth rewards and inspiration

22 Jan’12 (complete)

Last week over 300 sales people and supply partners of leading national business services provider HiTouch gathered in Nashville to celebrate a highly successful first year and share plans for 2012. We spoke with CEO Michael Brown about the specifics…

Read more: HiTouch national sales meeting report

Keurig’s Cup
runneth over?

Will competition catch up in 2012?

21 Jan’12

Wall Street analysts have increasingly exposed OPS #1 coffe supplier Green Mountain Coffee Roaster’s (GMCR) vulnerability over its Keurig’s single serve K-Cup systems patents

Read more: Keurig's Cup runneth over?

Sony’s sinking
market share

Late entry into Android
smartphones saves blushes

21 Jan’12

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Ericsson) reported disappointing Q4’11 and full year results ended December 31, 2011:

Read more: Sony Financial Review Q4'12

Microsoft
Metro moves

Anticipation accelerates
for Windows 8 software

20 Jan’12

Microsoft announced record Q2’12 financial results to 31 Dec’11 yesterday. We’re not sure about the new Metro images though…

Read more: Microsoft Q2'12 Financial Review

G o o g l e +

gaining ground

v  F a c e b o o k

Search giant paid clicks soar

20 Jan’12

Google reported phenomenal Q411 financial results yesterday...

Read more: Google Financial Review Q4'11

Amazon: #1 in

customer service

Unique mobile web apps
free shipping winning edge

19 Jan’12

It’s not just low prices that win over customers for Amazon.com; it’s also customer service according to the National Retail Federation (NRF)

Read more: Amazon #1 in customer service

Commercial’s
hydrogen power

UK’s green champion trials next
generation of carbon free deliveries

17 Jan’12

The UK market’s green champion and leading independent business services provider Commercial Group of Cheltenham has launched a one-week test of its hydrogen powered delivery vans yesterday.

Read more: Commercial hydrogen powered deliveries