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Flynn's workspace
future perspective
Ex-Steelcase exec discusses
design experience & direction
Donna Flynn, the highly admired ex-design and people chief at Steelcase left the company after the recent merger with HNI. We spoke with Donna today and discussed her successful experience in ergonomics and latest perspective on how she feels how people and workspace design will interact on collaboration, culture and productivity. Full exclusive report here...Updated
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Miller Knoll: Hybrid
office growth slows
Prices hide -40% volume fall
v'19. Retail demand picks up
Miller Knoll the recently relegated #2 US furnituremaker, maintained its focus on hybrid offices, but with limited success. Complacent opaque CEO Andi Owen's report lacked transparency said "continued sales and order growth and disciplined execution". Full report analysis here, first
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Marlow Old Mates
Living Lunch Club
UK office market leaders look
back & forward with optimism
The Marlow Lunch Club founded by ex-Stewart Superior chiefs Geoff Betts & Eileen Ward, has been a regular bi-annual event for many years. The 2026 renewal was attended by ex-Avery leaders Paul May and Jonathan Smith; ex-Office2Office/Banner ceo Ray Peck; Stuart Login MD Trodat; and yours truly. We sorted the UK market out and share some positive thoughts here.... tomorrow
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W 
i l l D e p o t
make Friends?
Atlas funded Federation
exploits SPR connection
Word on the street is that Atlas Holdings newly owned Office Depot is reviving its Federation arm by recruiting OP dealers. We understand that Friends Office, Findlay, Ohio is an initial prospect This makes sense given the close relationship between shareholder CNG//SPRichards and Atlas . Full story here, first....Updated
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Is E V O backer
Close to collapse?
Faces £1.2B compensation
mis-selling scandal, claim?
EVO/VOW dual distributor group's backer Close Bros shares plunged after accusations the UK lender has not provided enough cover for potential liabilities from the car finance mis-selling scandal, leaving investors facing losses. Will Close review its £200m deal with Andrew Gales' MBO?
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Fiducial failing to
maintain mkt share
Time OP dealer broadened
business supplies range?
Former French OP leader Fiducial Office reported sinking sales in FY'25. The European business supplies market is probably 7-10yrs+ behind US market developments. What are CEO Jean-Claude Carquillat's plans to grow the business in adjacent categories? Full story here, first
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Ryman runs down
toward redundancy
How much longer can sad
stationary stationer survive?
UK stationery retailer Ryman reported declining sales but improved profits to Mar'25. Sales have suffered without a credible webstore. It has become a messy ecommerce-lite WHSmith, with ceo Theo Paphitis typically blaming outside factors not poor performance...volumes still -40% down on pre Covid norms...Full analysis here first
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Can Kodak come
back be sustained?
Secular trad print in decline.
Terminating retirement plan
Eastman Kodak reported its best quarter for years in Q4'25, with sales >$1Bn. Dodgy ceo Jim Continenza appointed in 2019, has achieved little and now says "We continue to execute the long-term plan we began in 2019". Full story here, first ...
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Acco's skid feels
like a landslide?
Can Tedford turn it around?
Can OP relic be reinvented?
Acco Brands ex-OP brand leader, reported weak results again in Q4'25; volume down -50%+ since 2019. The previous ceo failed to grasp new market opportunities inc.hybrid office & AV? Can ceoTom Tedford turn it around. He said ""We expect mproved end marketst o drive positive revenue growth in 2026" ? Full analysis here, first tomorrow from 0700ET
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Staples & Depot
close more stores
3400+ Superstore count 2015.
Today 1700 and tumbling fast
Beleaguered bigbox retailers Staples and OfficeDepot/Max had a combined 3400 stores back in 2015. Today after recently announced closures less than 1700, a 50% reduction. Sad but hardly surprising given the bigbox collapse from $52Bn sales in 2008 down to $16Bn in 2025 with hollowing out retail stores. We report latest closures and desperate reactions here, first...
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