Tuesday, 21 April 2009
As we live our super-speedy lives and just get on with the day-to-day job of working for a living, we sometimes tend to be in a bit of a bubble, unaware of what goes on around us. It's unsurprising, then, that many people don't consider what could happen to their valuables or important documents in the event of a fire.
Like many things, a fire that damages our goods or equipment is 'something that happens to others'. Unfortunately, the statistics speak for themselves.
In the most recent figures available from the
Office of National Statistics, there are around 41,000 fires a year in buildings other than dwellings. A scary statistic, however what's more daunting is the fact that houses and flats attract nearly 71,000 fires a year.
Now, we're an office supplies company and so home use wouldn't normally be our main market, but with the proliferation of home-based businesses, all having the same legal requirement to store documents as normal business, the time has come to offer them some sort of safety.
Luckily,
fire proof safes are no longer at the cost that only large business can afford and laptop safes and a new range of
home office safes now mean that probably the most important part of the small business can be protected.
Unsure about which fire safe to choose? Check out our article on
fire proof ratings for more information.
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
It's been a tough journey but finally we've made it on to the Internet with the first of a number of websites that will make your office supplies purchasing much easier!
The office supplies marketplace has altered drastically over the last few years and like most things, the Internet is the biggest growth area for us as well as many other retailers. It makes it incredibly easy for people to view, choose and order their goods without even having to lift the phone or leave the building.
However, there's been a problem. For too long now the marketplace has been dominated by some very large players who seem to have it all wrapped up. It makes it extremely difficult for new business just entering the market to even get a foothold in the office supplies arena as it takes vast amounts of time and money to market effectively to the likes of Google and Yahoo.
This is where the Supermarket Online can help your business get the upper hand!
We pride ourselves on having the buying power of the big players, yet the local knowledge and delivery etiquette of the little guy around the corner. If you're an office supplier, you can take advantage of our massive investment in technology and marketing to boost your profits whilst keeping control of your local deliveries.
Each of our niche websites will cater for one particular type of product and this enables us to dominate the vertical markets.