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Noah's fresh
spring water
Recyclable, resealable
Cap Can Al packaging
Noah’s Water, has added a new shimmering alumininium packaging format for its new Spring Water line
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Bouncebackability
Index LeaderboardQ4'22 analysis highlights
resilient Winners v Losers
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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
market normalizesWho won/lost market share?
Price inflation average +12%
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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
Marketers 2023Leaders in creativity, sales,
brand growth performance
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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
reunited in renewalMegaIndy leaders:Bigeard,
Meehan+Sargent BOS mtg
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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
hollows corp spaceEntrepreneurs' rise drives
up 'officeless' productivity;
less latency eg. commuting
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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
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Fastenal's fast
growth slows
Vending sales strong;
energy sector slows...
Fastenal Company, a leading US reseller of MRO, vending supplies, reported slower growth for Q2'15
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M/Soft Partners
w/powerhouses
Salesforce & Rackspace.
Windows 10 tensions?
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella opened the #WPC15 partners conference with some big news amidst doubts about the future of Windows 10.
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The masters
of hyperbole
Q2'15 Results Preview.
Who/What to suspect
Analysis of Q2'15 financial results start this week and grow in intensity thru' early August. What do we expect and who'll be the usual suspects of hype and deception? Later today
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Cybersecurity
S a u r o p o d s
Planes, hospitals & power
grids...most vulnerable...
As we continue toward complete connectivity with all devices and networks linked to the web, it's evident that much established technology can no longer keep up. Cybersecurity risks are rising...
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Starbux steers
minority hiring
'100,000 opportunities
initiative' ko in Chicago
Starbucks chief Howard Schultz is teaming up with more than a dozen companies in a commitment to increase hiring of young, minority workers over the next three years.
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Keurig killing
itself quickly
Is ex-Coke chief choking
coffee king pretakeover?
US coffeemaker Keurig Green Mountain has lost 5.5% in market cap in the past week; 47% YTD. Investors, dealers & customers are unhappy with its deceptive screw ups.
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Amazon Primes
WMart wake-up
Will Staples/Depot copy
business market leader?
WalMart is taking on Amazon with a rival 'rollbacks' sale to match the etailer's Prime Day on Wednesday. Will Staples and Office Depot follow?
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XPD/OfficePoint
regain compass
Langdown ouster allows
group originals to return
All change at XPD/Office Point recently, with the departure of David Langdown and return of co-founder David Whittaker & Co. Complete.
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Disconnected...
Disintegrating...
Group's ageing agenda
leaves dealers lagging
in race to reach Lucy
Most OP dealer groups today are in disarray, losing dealers & managers. The pace accelerated in 2015 as failure to invest in CRM/emarketing & web design has left members well behind market leaders... Updated
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