GLG News by Office Supply Companies Experts

In an effort geared at breaking from tradition and most significantly, building Brand recognition of its print and copy services, OfficeMax has recently announced that it has dropped the name CopyMax(utilized since inception in the mid 1980's to ID its print for pay service offering) in favor of the...

Generally speaking the Thanksgiving weekend (Black Friday) was a resounding success with most retailers. With over 140 Million shoppers invading the aisles of stores across the country, the "average spend" almost reached a 20% increase over last year. With a successful weekend under their belts, the...

It looks like the beginning of a "shoppers market" as retailers across America attempt to vie for the largest dollar slice possible in the upcoming Holiday season. Prices are being slashed at Wal-Mart and Target and the ripple effect that will ultimately reach other clothing, toy and consumer electronics...

The only difference between this year and previous years is the retailers are posting the ads early and not just on rogue websites. When you look at these two retailers, you have to analyze their strategies separately. Keep in mind that Wal-Mart has already broken the piñata if you will, by slashing...

Wal-Mart is already prepping Wall Street for potentially lower profits in Q4. This coupled with their very public price slashing, would make sense. With its promise of "its most aggressive pricing strategy ever", Wal-Mart appears desperate in its attempt to generate foot traffic. Barring any unforeseen...

Office Depot has become the first player in the OSS sector to begin marketing the optional use of its website as an alternative to the in-store shopping experience. In a study commissioned by OD that comprised the feedback responses of 2500 consumers(with only a small percentage being those who purchased...

When a retailer with strong brand image, huge topline sales, marketing charisma and significant store presence makes a decision to add a new category to its existing assortment, rest assured that its competition will take notice and perhaps, begin to show concern for potential impact on sales and share....

Although the announcement of slashing prices on roughly 80 toy and 100 Consumer Electronics items is bound to drive some foot traffic into Wal-Mart stores prior to Black Friday, what they are really looking to do is create the early mindset for the future Holiday shopping customer that they will...

Being very good at what you do has simply become the "ante" into the game at successful retailers today. Being different; being innovative and first to market; finally, being exclusive, has  quickly become the mantra for retailers who wish to sustain growth and continually capture market share...

Wal Mart's announcement that they will return to promoting "Christmas" is both smart and at the same time, common sense. It's tough to put a number up as to the positive business this will generate, but they will certainly capture business that they missed out on last year. You also can not underestimate...