Smucker serves
J. M. Smucker, the US beverage & food services brands supplier, continued to report declining sales in Q2'20in ended 31 Oct'19. The complacency shown by leaders in a buoyant market was disappointing...
Desperate Depot
Office Depot CFO Joe Lower, who only joined last year, will be leaving in January. Under CEO Gerry 'Smudger' Smith's near 3 year tenure, he has accelerated its tailspin and lost several of his key executive appointments. Who's next?
Chainsaw Carl to
Activist investor Carl Icahn the largest shareholder in crashing Conduent, a document management spin off from Xerox, is leading a plan to sell off its transportation business
Amazon advances
Amazon continues to automate its business supply ordering & delivery systems: Alexa speakers and Key entry devices. These innovations call for dealers to step up personalised driver and collection processes
Clover claimed
Clover Imaging Group, the leading remanufacturer of printer cartridges, has announced that current backer 4L Holdings has joined forces with vulture capitalist Norwest to buy the company. This move follows intense pressure from HP's attack on recyclers and plummeting print demand....
Clean scene at
Over 700 exhibitors featuring top brands in FM, hygiene and safety assembled in Las Vegas for the annual ISSA InterClean Show. Over 16000 industry professional attended the 3 day event. We report live and highlight the latest products, services and software that drive business productivity... Updated
Target traffic
Target, the $75Bn in sales US retailer, maintained solid, but slowing comparable sales growth both in-store & online in Q3'19. Bold CEO Brian Cornell is investing in new products, new store fomats, same day delivery & new inventory to facilitate future demand
Aramark growth
Aramark the global $16Bn business services provider in food, FM & uniforms reported slower growth in Q4'19. New returning CEO John Zillmer (pic left) pledges to " elevate the hospitality culture" after the abrupt 'retirement' of former CEO Eric Foss ***
HDepot growth
Home Depot the $108Bn+ home & business improvement supplier continued to report a slowdown in direct sales in Q2'19. In contrast its PRO (ex Supply Works inc Interline) wholesale division is gaining strength with business service providers in spite of webstore issues.... Updated
Staples Europe
Staples Solutions, the former Staples Europe satellite, has reached an agreement to sell its Connect IT services business in Sweden. The CEO Dolph Westerbos explains the strategy
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