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The article provides five questions to ask when talking to a stationery supplier, which include a supplier's online ordering platform that is accessible any time, discounts offered for bulk orders, and a supplier' guarantee of a sustainable supply chain for paper products.

Presents product reviews for CD-ROMS, digital telephone systems, printers, computers, computer software, copier machines and fax machines. Description of the product; Key features.

Focuses on the home office equipment and furniture market in Australia. Increase in demand for home office furniture and furnishings; Product offerings and business strategies of furniture retailers in the country.

The article discusses Supply Clusters, a business started by Ian Cook in 1995. It states that Supply Clusters arranges corporate group purchases of vital office supplies from different suppliers as a means of reducing costs. It reports that the idea came to Cook when he discovered his company's procurement team was inefficient, and as of April 2011, he has eight representatives who provide quality products from eighty suppliers, on whom his reputation depends. Instead of commissions from suppliers, Cook's profits come from annual membership fees.

Provides a sampling of home office equipment from various manufacturers. Hewlett-Packard's Pavillion T240A personal computer; Microsoft Office small-business edition 2003; Canon ImageCLASS MPC200 multifunction device; Philips DesXcape 150DM smart display.

Focuses on Officeworks in Australia, a number of stores launched by Coles Myer which sells office products in a barn-like environment. Comments from Stephen Goddard, managing director; Value of sales in the six months ending January 28, 1996; Cost of each store; Who the Officeworks stores are aimed at; How the stores do their marketing; Difficulty in finding suitable sites for the stores.

The article presents some office supplies and equipment that are expected to be obsolete in the next five years, which include tape recorders, facsimile machines, and the Rolodex.

The article lists the emerging stationery suppliers in Australia for August 2011, which includes ACCO Australia, Australian Stationery Supplies and Complete Office Supplies.

The article discusses the advantages of using a group buying vendor for various corporate supplies, citing the 100,000 dollar savings achieved by Baltimore Aircoil in 2010, according to Vicki Davidson, the company's purchasing officer.

The article presents several questions that can be asked to office equipment hire companies including queries on installation and delivery, on-site technical support and available payment plans.

The article reports that office products suppliers are affected by the cost-cutting measures of corporations. It states that suppliers benefit from the increase of corporate earnings but suffer when there is decrease in earnings. Programmed Maintenance Services, Servcorp Ltd., Corporate Express Australia Ltd., Salmat, and Spotless Group Ltd. have been suffering from falling share prices due to less consumer demands and to the global financial crisis.

The article presents a company profile for Cartridge World (CW), the sixth-ranking franchise in the 2007 BRW Hot Franchises list. Founded in Adelaide, South Australia in 1996, CW has spread to 42 countries. The retailer, which refills and recycles computer print cartridges, has a revenue of $268.7 million and a growth rate of 72.13 percent. Managing director Mike Fuller reveals their global strategy to come up with three head office departments.

Reports that most small businesses in Australia own their own office equipment, whereas in the United States 50% of office equipment is leased; What the BRW-Dun & Bradstreet poll shows; Statistical information on this.