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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
Dixons: double
Dixons Carphone Group, the electricals and mobile device retail leader in Europe reported outstanding Q4'15 results to 2 May; 12 months after its merger
H o l l o w
HP's Discover 2015 conference opened today in Las Vegas supposedly for the benefit of 10,000 IT leaders. Apologies for thinking it was a separation showcase ahead of its split on Nov 1 and subsequent HP Enterprise merger with EMC...
TechData: Will
Last week #2 IT wholesaler, Tech Data's CEO Bob Dutkowsky was interviewed by CRN re concerns resellers have over its acquisition of VAR Signature Technology Group (STG). Will it start a trend?
Apple streams to
Apple is about to make a play to capture a huge part of the music industry. Can it succeed on Spotify's turf?
The phenomenal
Last week we met with WeWork's Luca Gualco at the Bisnow's'Office of the Future' event in Boston. On Friday we tour their co-working spaces at South Station and SeaPort. We profile its progress
What's next: an
The everything on-demand economy may have no limits in the new digital world. Amazon, Uber, AirBnB and Zillow are now overtaking conventional service channels. Next: the on-demand salesforce?
Stand up for
The sit/stand ergonomics revolution is a powerful movement. Why then do furnituremakers waste money advertising in trade mags with lifeless images, whilst upstarts e.g. Varidesk/Stir communicate directly with users? Later today
Why Dell wins
We are grateful to Tech Guru's Rob Enderle for his insight and analysis of Dell's DAAC conference and preview of HP Discover event this week.
"Mobilize your
The mobile is now the preferred shopping channel for the majority user choosers. 31% (44% for businesswomen) of web traffic is now via mobile, with more shopping or info searching. Updated
Staples stalled;
Boston Globe highlighted the mismatch between Staples struggles and the rising compensation of CEO Ron Sargent. The comparison may not be fair. We review and highlight more alarming discrepancies. Updated
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