European reseller group Manutan recently hired a new Managing Director for its Papeteries Pichon school and educational supplies business in France. Taking on the role is Claudine Banzet, an experienced sourcing and purchasing executive who spent more than 25 years at organic food brand Bjorg and its parent company Ecotone. At Papeteries Pichon, she succeeds
European reseller Viking is making good on its promise of getting closer to its customers. The RAJA-owned business has announced the opening of a new customer service centre in the Belgian town of Tongeren. The team – which will serve 30,000 Belgium-based clients in Flemish, French, English and German – is sharing the location with
The ODP Corporation’s (ODP) CFO Anthony Scaglione has said the group’s Federation strategy will target a broader range of product segments. Speaking at the Noble Capital Markets’ Emerging Growth Equity Conference in Florida this week, the CFO affirmed that, “over time”, a greater focus of the Federation initiative would be to shift the portfolio away
BradyIFS + Envoy Solutions has made its third acquisition since merging as a single entity in November. The jan/san, foodservice disposables and industrial packaging products distributor has bought PFS Sales Company. Founded by Thad Ellington over 35 years ago, PFS Sales distributes foodservice disposables and cleaning supplies to the catering, restaurant, education and hospitality industries
Staples Inc has confirmed its systems have been impacted by a “cybersecurity risk”. There have been reports on various public forums for the past few days regarding issues with internal communications, call centres, online ordering, fulfilment centres, Quill and Staples Canada. On 30 November, Staples confirmed the incident, adding: “We took proactive steps in an