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Is the 'Greenwash'
There's been much PR and social media postings by makers and distributors promoting their sustainability credentials. How much is genuine and how much is sham posturing aka 'greenwash'? Certainly there are doubts about printer paper claims given the toxic journey between makers, distributors, users, mailing and recycling. We explore....Updated
Depot distraction
Beleaguered bigbox ODP Corp (aka-Depot-Max) has leaked that more acquisitions under its faux 'Federation' distraction platform can be expected. With many dealers under pressure post-Govt Covid relief, could major Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas' resellers be in play? We discuss ceo Gerry 'Bizarro' Smith's latest attempt to distract attention away from its dire demise...
S t o c k l e s s
Is the end nigh for stockless dealers? Back in the 2019 'normal' days, dealers were struggling with a slowing economy. Then, Covid crashed the corp office market. Then, Government relief ran out last year. Now consolidation is happening? Moreover, wholesalers raised prices above inflation squeezing dealers competitiveness? The BIG question is how will transactional dealers survive? Should we expect larger progressives to lead an acquisition wave in the business supply market? We investigate latest market views. Later today ...
Are limping locals
'Buy Local' campaigns have been promoted by dealer groups for 30 years, largely as defensive plays v bigbox attacks. But, what user benefits do they offer in terms of personalized productivity gains v the increasingly local and faster Amazon army of resellers? We discuss and offer guidance...Updated
Is Jet set for
Jet.com has quickly abandoned a pillar of the business model behind its new discount shopping webstore. Will it ever take off?
Mobile content
Marketing Week's Keith Weed looks back on what marketers have achieved as an industry in 2015, and look forward to what the future may bring.
Amazon Airways
The giant etailer Amazon is looking to expand its delivery operations to avoid the bottlenecks caused by overwhelmed carriers such as UPS/FedEx.
#SPLODGE: SPLS
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is looking for office supply store Staples to improve its offer to divest assets to further its bid to buy rival Office Depot the agency said in court yesterday.
#SPOT BURST!
SPOT aka Spicers wholesale/Officeteam direct sales combo continues to be battered by declining demand. In yet another mono-missive CEO Jeff Whiteway says it will invest £9m ($15m) on acquisitions. Specialist wholesaler or another failed dealer?
Uber & AMZN
We are thankful to L&F Capital for its Seeking Alpha article highlighting the challenges faced by the international logistics giants in local markets serviced by the popular & flexible service providers...
How to satisfyMobile phones are so much a part of people’s lives that the user experience cannot afford to disappoint and must maximise customer engagement. Here's your guide
Herman Miller's
Herman Miller the leading upscale furniture maker reported strong Q2'16 results to 28 Nov'15 recovering 2014 strong market momentum, especially in the US...
FedEx Office
Tech T o p s
Industry leaders shared their thoughts with CRN on how 2015 will be remembered. The hits and the misses...
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