Bouncebackability
Reports are all in for Business Supply players in Q4'22. Predictably they show inflated profits but weak sales recovery v pre-Covid 'norm' Q4'19. Proficiency Index reports the Leaderboard of makers, wholesalers & dealers' 'Bouncebackability' performance. It covers 100 leading paper & printer makers, hygiene, foodservice and packaging suppliers, OP/furnituremakers and retailers Updated
Healthy Hygiene
Hygiene is now #1 business supply category alongside technology. Progressive business suppliers: brandmakers, dealers have pivoted into hygiene, safety, foodservice & packaging, WFH-tech & wellness services. Proficiency Index Q4'22 analysis is almost complete with brand volumes slowing, boosted by double-digit price hikes. Updated for KPTissue, Sappi & Suzano. Diversey delayed to 22Mar
Top 50 Women
Marketing to businesses by brandmakers & resellers was traditionally dominated by men. As we celebrate International Women's Day, Proficiency Index recognises the most successful women leaders. This is 16th edition of 'Top 50 Women in Business Supply', the market's real growth achievers, including new entrants from progressive independent dealers.
Office Mkt Legends
It's 10yrs since the top OP mega-independent dealer champs Lyreco's Eric Bigeard and WBMason's Leo Meehan met with Staples CEO Ron Sargent in Boston. We reflected on past glories, Covid, digital transformation and looked forward to a 'hybrid office productivity' future..Updated
Hybrid work future
The contrast in opinions over the 'hybrid work future' & the 'return to work', is stark. New thinking is positive about the huge rise in entrepreneurial productivity. Old thinking believes a return to corporate office control is inevitable. Are corporations underestimating the hollowing out of office space; the time waste and the need to trust workers' motives? Updated
Stratasys in
Stratasys parent of leading 3D printer MakerBot, reported slow and sliding sales again. The board has withdrawn its guidance and is not reporting openly...
Domtar paper
Domtar Corporation reported disappointing Q2'15 financial results. Its investment in personal care has yet to pay off in spite of misleading optimism from management...
Mndelez snacks
Mondelez International, the $30Bn+ in sales, international brand snacks maker, today reported strong Q2'15 results despite heavy negative currency headwinds...
Sony saved by
Sony said Thursday that its net profit more than tripled during the April-June quarter, helped by strong sales in its videogame and smartphone image sensor divisions.
Stung Samsung
Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones debuted to strong reviews and ratings, but a combination of manufacturing delays and consumer apathy appears to have killed most of the phone’s forward momentum.
V i s t a p r i n t
Vistaprint, renamed Cimpress, the leading online provider of professional marketing services to SMB's reported strong sales growth for its Q4'15.
Windows 10
Microsoft’s last version of Windows put off business customers. The new edition looks set to benefit from a long, hard effort to rebuild corporate goodwill.
IP packaging
International Paper continued its transformation from printed papermaking into packaging and the hygiene market but results were down across the board for second successive quarter
Coke's 2020
Coca-Cola continues on track to achieve its four key global well-being commitments that it set out to reach by 2020.
Acco Brands
Acco Brands, the one time leading OP marketer, issued less depressing financial results for Q2'15. It behaves complacently & reacts slowly to market trends and shows little sign of life.
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