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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
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
Beware sick
A new report highlights structural problems in an alarming number of large businesses with 'siloed' navel gazing, self centred functional thinking the main problem
Baseless bubble
In an interview with Goldman Sachs,Yale professor Robert Shiller said there is a "bubble element" to the stock market. But how does economic data recognise the huge rise in start-up entrepreneurs and new tech-Uber driven personal productivity?
The call for
Mondelēz International has made strides in its effort to empower consumers to snack mindfully and is on track with its Better Choices sales drive...
Costolo caught
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo is behaving like a 'deer in the headlights'. His appearance and mannerisms show increasing signs of stress as he repeatedly defends his tenuous tenure...
There's constant labelling in conferences, national & office press about 'Millennial Generation Gap’ (15-35yr olds). It’s always been the mainstream workforce, but do they behave differently to baby boomers, or need to be treated specially?
The O f f i c e
The Bisnow organized 'Office of the Future' event in Boston last Thursday successfully communicated what users & owners want from workplacestoday, complete
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