Roughly 10,000 Americans reach the standard retirement age every day. This older generation contains key business leaders, who often take important company knowledge and operations expertise with them upon departure.…
In an ideal world, companies could stick with their “dream team” of employees without devoting resources to long hiring processes or spending time onboarding new hires. Unfortunately, reality looks quite…
It’s an exciting time to be a business-to-business (B2B) player. Forrester research predicts e-commerce sales for this industry will reach $1.2 trillion within the next few years – a staggering…
Everybody picks up a broom or mop now and again. But when it comes to large-scale cleaning jobs, building service contractors (BSCs) are certainly the experts. However, pleasing today’s customers…
Since Essendant’s founding, charitable work has been an important component of the company. The Essendant Charitable Foundation provides outlets for our associates to serve communities in need around the world.…
For office product (OP) resellers, business success can feel less certain than ever. OP resellers have previously benefited from an industry with reliable operations and buyer expectations, but eCommerce trends…
Many janitorial and sanitation (JanSan) distributors share a common problem – fear over shrinking margins. This is a legitimate concern when you consider the dramatic changes underway within today’s JanSan…
Heading into 2019, one of the biggest trends suppliers and resellers must get behind is eco-friendly product alternatives. In the midst of society’s larger environmental concerns today, there’s now a…
How many office products are around your room, desk or cubicle? If you consider the full spectrum of items that fall under the “OP” umbrella — from cleaning supplies to…
For young job seekers, there’s no better time than the present to enter the labor market. The American unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in September, the lowest it’s been…
Facility managers across industries are spread thin. This group is now tasked with timely responsibilities like increased security concerns, while still managing more traditional duties such as cleaning services. Facility…
The JanSan distribution and resale industry overall has been slow to adopt digital marketing and e-commerce. However, as large retailers encroach in the space and elevate customer demands for online,…
