Study Group: Office Supply Companies Experts(?)
Council Members in this Study Group: 130
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Leading Experts in this Study Group
Howie Gelbtuch
Principal
Greenwich Realty Advisors Writing Corp
Howie Gelbtuch is currently the Principal of Greenwich Realty Advisors Incorporated, a Real Estate valuation and appraisal firm. Mr. Gelbtuch has been involved in the real estate industry for 30 years, with experience in a variety of different fields. At Greenwich, Mr. Gelbtuch has performed real estate...
FormerDirector of Strategic Initiatives
OfficeMax Incorporated
Dave Wilson was a Director of Strategic Initiatives at OfficeMax, an office supplies retailer, operating more than 1,000 superstores providing 25,000 products and a range of business services, where he worked from 1994 to 2007. At OfficeMax, Mr. Wilson was responsible for strategy and implementation...
FormerPresident
OFFICEMAX CONTRACT INC
Michael Rowsey was the President of Contract Operation for Office Max from April 2000 to August 2007. Prior to this Mr. Rowsey was the Executive Vice President and on the Board of Directors for United Stationers, from 1995 to 1998, a wholesale distributor of business products. Previously, Mr. Rowsey...
Principal
Carl Sobek, Inc.
Carl Sobek is currently an independent retail consultant. Previously, he was a Divisional Vice President, Sales & Productivity at OfficeMax, until August 2005. Mr. Sobek has spent 14 years with OfficeMax in positions ranging from District Manager to Divisional Vice President, Midwest Region which included...
FormerChairman, Chief Executive Officer
Office Depot, Inc.
Bruce Nelson was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Office Depot, from 2000 to 2004. With annual sales of over $14 billion, Office Depot provides more office products and services to more customers in more countries than any other company. Incorporated in 1986 and headquartered in Delray Beach,...
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This article describes the strategies companies should take to increase customer value in an economic downturn. During these periods, companies should focus on identifying, understanding and catering to their best and high potential customers thus increasing their value to the organization. The...
1.Despite the quick turnaround in announcing the less severe than expected financial impact that the vendor allocation timing issues have had over the past 4 quarters, uncertainty still abounds regarding the Leadership, business model and ultimate turnaround strategy for Office Depot. 2.Within the text...
1)Despite a very soft year overall in the Office Supply sector, OMX has achieved 3 consecutive quarters of positive retail store comps and could very well be taking share from struggling ODP in overlap markets. 2)Although overall contract sales grew by 2.4% against Q3 LY(reflecting mainly growth...
1)Within a very saturated marketplace of Office Supply superstores, could a smaller footprint store that features core office supplies, print and document services and shipping be the ultimate answer to retail store expansion in the sector? 2)Given escalating rent cost in large metropolitan areas, a...
1)Given ODP's lackluster Q1 and Q2 Earnings announcements TY, will analyst and investor confidence again be shaken in the midst of an internal investigation that could destroy EPS this year and continue to erode share price? 2)ODP continues to struggle and appears to be mired in turnaround efforts...
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