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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
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Global PC shipments dropped in Q3 as makers didn’t receive a boost from Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 10, according to a leading data trackers
Dell deal close:
Dell is already talking to multiple banks about raising at least $60 billion to finance the purchase of EMC and VMware, with the deal coming to a close as soon as next Monday. Updated
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Channel Adsvisor reported today that Amazon's overall rate of growth in August fell below 20% but business supplies maintained its rapid 30% clip...
Jet jettisonsJet.com has quickly abandoned a pillar of the business model behind its new discount shopping webstore. Will it ever take off?
Xerox to track
Xerox plans to test an app next month to enable commuters to map transit routes in real time, assess trip time, calculate carbon footprint and calorie count. How's it different to AppleWatch?
#SPLODGE
The Federal Trade Commission's timeline for deciding whether to allow Staples' takeover of Office Depot is likely to be delayed again as investigations intensify
Dell & EMC in
Dell is in talks to strike a deal with EMC, that would remove questions about its future that have hung over the data-storage giant for more than a year.
Surging Softcat
Softcat, a £500m ($800m) in sales software provider is on track to create several millionaires among its staff later this year with a $1Bn stock-market flotation.
#SH-Plit decision
HP has taken the wraps off the new partner programmes which will accompany HP Inc and HP Enterprise once the split takes place next month.
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