A BETTer EdTech
BETT 2020 the 36th annual international Education Technology Show in London attracted 30,000+ visitors this week. We report and highlight the latest developments and best in class learning tools and services over the weekend
Depot outsources
Beleaguered bigbox & nonsensically named Office Depot OfficeMax has announced a same day delivery partnership with Shipt. Depot seems obsessed with PR to deflect from its poor customer service. This latest outsourced move is too little, too late & at least 6yrs+ behind leaders Amazon & WBMason
Domtar down
Leading US papermaker Domtar Corporation today issued a profit warning for Q4'19. CEO John Williams has been active protectionist with ITC to limit and penalize importers. Is it too late to drive an urgent reinvention programme?
2020 Business
Apple, Microsoft, Amazon & Uber have M-powered a new entrepreneurial revolution with affordable personal tech & immediate delivery services. Stop, look, listen & connect with users by providing personalised productivity services + integrated same-day delivery. We guide on how dealers can take charge of their destiny? Report inc. 2019 US/UK Market Review
Top Tech VAR
CRN has published its annual review of top tech resellers aka managed service providers. In addition, invaluable research on end user needs and attitudes towards suppliers. We highlight the business supply leaders and discuss why productivity driven dealers are back in vogue
Top Tech VAR
CRN has published its annual review of top tech resellers aka managed service providers. In addition, invaluable research on end user needs and attitudes towards suppliers. We highlight the business supply leaders and discuss why productivity driven dealers are back in vogue
IBM's strategic
International Business Machines (IBM) continued its 8 years revenue slide in Q4'19 with the Red Hat acquisition the only redeeming success. Can CEO Ginni Rometty survive the continuing downward pressure after years of trying to transform the old tech giant into a serious cloud services competitor ?
Xerox Chainsaw's
Xerox is nominating its own slate of candidates to the HP Inc. board as part of its hostile bid to take over the company, Lead shareholder 'Chainsaw' Carl Icahn's surrogate CEO John Visentin confirmed the nominations
Essity healthy
Essity, the hygiene & health group, maintained good but slowing growth in Q4'19. Recently, CEO Magnus Groth announced an operational management structure that may hamper innovation involving customer collaboration?
WHSmith slips'n
High Street & travel retail stationer WHSmith, continued its cost cutting agenda as its reputation for shoddy customer service deteriorates further. In denial, its complacent CEO Stephen Clarke commented on the 10 year continued decline as "good progress"
How to create
The 'Climate Crisis' was a mainstream topic last year and as we entered 2020 with Australia facing the worst forest fires on record, it's likely to dominate the headlines this year. What are you doing to help? Here's avaluable guide to contribute to the Circular Economy.
onery retail
Stationery chain Papyrus is closing all of its US retail locations nationwide, citing "current challenges of the retail industry." Liquidation sales are already underway at several stores. This follows the demise of PaperChase and declining trends at WHSmith & Rymans
Logitech zooms
Logitech International, the $3Bn personal tech accessories maker reported steady growth in sales and profits in Q3'20. CEO Bracken Darrell was bullish about mobile & video collaboration prospects in 2020
AMZN: new Palm
ECommerce giant Amazon wants to turn your hand into a credit card. PP Sources confirm founder Jeff Bezos is working on a technology that allows people to pay at the checkouts by showing the palm of their hand, without having to remove credit cards or mobile phones from their pockets.
Avery expands
Leading label & badge maker CCL industries/Avery has confirmed the acquisition of 2 UK specialist direct-to-user digital printing and software powered businesses in the badging and personal identity market
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