GLG News by Office Supply Companies Experts

1)Staples unprecedented quarterly earnings run of positive store comps has ended abruptly, further evidencing the continued and potentially growing weakness of the US small and midsize business economy. 2)Citing a "tough retail environment" which translated into much lower sales of high ticket/durables...

Despite concerns that remanufactured(third party) ink and toner cartridges continually push HP for share in the lucrative ink consumable market, HP has delivered a potent punch combination of brand image, marketing, promotional activity within the CE and Office supply sector and first-to-market technology...

-With little or no viable indicators that the US economy will rebound in the back half of FY 2007, OfficeMax faces tremendous pressure to quickly "right the ship" in its contract segment which is currently negating gains being made in its retail same store comps. -Weakness in contract further highlights...

1)After a record setting year in 2006, Office Depot finds itself in a most precarious earnings position for full year 2007. 2)Continued pressure will fall on expense reduction if the all important Back To School season does not play out well for ODP. 3)Competitive growth in new store planned openings...

At a time when technology in TV's, home theatre, CPU's, printers, cell phones and personal electronics as at optimum levels and consumer demand for having well-trained, savvy associates is an absolute prerequisite for assisting the buying decision, Circuit City has gone in the opposite direction through...

As the best of the multi-channel retailers continue to define customer base through assortments and niche marketing venues, Best Buy's strategy to allow customers within market to "pull" the local assortment based on needs and preferences vs a "push" methodology based on what a retailer thinks its customer...

Facing the negative impact of cuts in spending by large US businesses, Corporate Express continues to produce disfavor amongst shareholders and analysts who feel that CEO Frans Koffrie has not kept promise of an imminent recovery. Most recently, the threat from Centaurus, coupled with declining share...

Although the author of the source article cites a valid complaint relating to his particular experience, I do not agree that this is the type of service levels exhibited at each and every Home Depot or Lowe's location. In today's time-compressed shopping world, service and the expectation of world-class...

As Rite Aid embarks on its journey of converting the recently acquired Eckerd's stores to its own format, it comes as no surprise that taking the Eckerd brand off the market over the next 16 months will be its first priority. Although brand identity stands for a myriad of store experience synergies...

1)Jupiter Research, a market research firm specializing in e-commerce feels that the growth rate for online sales has peaked(LY close to 26% overall in all channels combined) and projects overall growth rate at 9% by 2010. 2)Pressure from smaller or niche retailers has increased dramatically over...