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Staples’ Essendant acquisition stalled

Staples’ Essendant acquisition stalled

Essendant has revealed that the Federal Trade Commission’s final approval of the takeover has been postponed due to the federal government shutdown commencing 22 December 2018. As the Worcester Business Journal reports, Ric Phillips, the President and CEO of...
Samsung investigates DecaBDE in US TV set

Samsung investigates DecaBDE in US TV set

The electronics manufacturer is investigating how the flame retardant, DecaBDE, came to be found in one of its television sets sold in the USA. As Chemical Watch explains, DecaBDE is a restricted substance in the EU and is also banned across 5 states in the US due to...
More closures hit Staples

More closures hit Staples

The office supply giant is further reducing its footprint in the United States, with two stores and a warehouse the next to say goodbye. The retailer’s branches in Minot, North Dakota, and East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, will bring down the shutters for the final time...
Konica Minolta’s ECM acquisition

Konica Minolta’s ECM acquisition

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc has announced the purchase of the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) business segment from ThoughtTrace, Inc. ThoughtTrace, Inc. is a Houston, Texas based software company using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine...
CWS celebrates 40th anniversary

CWS celebrates 40th anniversary

Parkersburg’s Copier Word Processing Supply, Inc (CWS) has just celebrated its 40th anniversary in business. As The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reports, the business was launched by John W. Alkire Jr. on 1 January 1979, starting off by selling copier, typewriter and...