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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
Ecolab elevated
Ecolab, the $10Bn in sales cleaning and hygiene supplies giant to the health care and food services market, reported slower growth results in Q2'15.
AMZN advances
Amazon today announced Launchpad, a new program that makes it easy for startups to market and distribute their products to hundreds of millions of customers across the globe.
Cloud clout
The world's four largest cloud service providers boosted combined market dominance, seizing control over more than half the overall market, according to Q2 earnings data compiled by Synergy Research.
U P M paper
UPM Kymmene, the world’s #3 papermaker reported declining paper sales but increasied biorefining revenues Q2'15 ended 30 Jun'15
Stop #SPLODGE
The planned merger between Staples and Office Depot could lead to higher prices for large contract customers, according to a 21pp report published by the America Antitrust Institute (AAI). It virtually called for the deal to be terminated
Plantronics post
Plantronics, the global leader in audio communications for business, today reported disappointing results for its Q1'16 ended 30 Jun'15. It seems the company has gone ex-growth and lost its sparkle?
E s s e n d a n t
Essendant (ex-United Stationers), the US #1 business supplies wholesaler, last week appointed new CEO Bob Aiken. We spoke with the new chief about his plans...complete
Back to School
CNBC highlighted Proficiency Post's BTS'15 spend trends article on the conflicting forecasts by NRF/ICSC. We both feel the latter duo have got it wrong again.
HP's own goal
If HP chief Meg Whitman's not fiddling with logos, she's planning to shift the uniform workstyle of young tech programmers. Meg, for the 11th time of asking: Where's your growth strategy?
Depot's deep
Office Depot's stockmarket cap has fallen 16% since the #SPLODGE deal was announced. Investors don't think the merger will happen. Mercenary management is frozen, hoping the deal happens. Can it survive if Staples don't arrive? Complete
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