Guernsey grows
Dave Guernsey, a legendary leader in the OP industry for the past 30 years has not stopped reinventing the business he founded in 1971. Ten years ago, 95% of sales were transactional OP; today less than 25%. We spoke with Dave about his remarkable growth story.... updated
Commercial's
Commercial Group (Cheltenham, UK), one of the most progressive and successful managed service providers in the office world. Today we spoke with CEO Arthur Hindmarch who upped his sales forecast to reach £100m ($128m) by 2020. Later today, sorry
The B l u e f i s h
Last week, we met Mark Heath, owner of leading UK progressive business supply reseller Bluefish Office (Northampton).. Recently, it acquired a Cambridge dealer and now plans to intensify its concentration within the M1, M11, M40 region.....Updated
The CCS super
Last Monday, we visited Terry Betts, owner of CCS Media, the UK's #1 independent, managed tech services provider in Chesterfield (UK). We profiled the company 8 years ago; since when sales have tripled. Now Terry has plans to double sales by 2020. Updated
HiTouch's higher
HiTouch Business Services, the US #2 independent reseller, has conducted a profitability review of its development businesses and opted out of low margin customers, including IT and Amazon services. We discussed with CEO Michael Brown... Updated
Penketh powers
Three weeks ago progressive productivity services provider Penketh Group opened a new interior design showroom at the Neo building in Manchester; and acquired a well known local dealer. We met with CEO Mark Penketh to discuss plans to double sales by 2022. Updated
Wake up to
Andrea Illy chairman of the top coffee roaster Illy talks about the future of business and why corporations need to care about sustainability. We discuss....
Can Costco
Costco became a phenomenon by doing things its own way. But with Amazon ever more powerful, online shoppers burgeoning, and a new generation of leaders awaiting its turn, can it regain its former edge?
Staples 2020
After legendary Staples CEO Ron Sargent retired in June, his chosen successor Shira Goodman was appointed CEO in August. We discuss Staples future plans in her first industry interview... Complete
Can Samsung
Its unclear who is to blame for Samsung’s present crisis, but it is crystal clear who has to sort it out. Lee Jae Yong has to resolve brand damage of the return of 2.5m mobile phones and now... 2.8m washing machines!
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