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Article: A new office supply game. (prospects for Little Rock, Arkansas' office furniture and supply dealers)
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- Arkansas Business
- Article date:
- October 7, 1991
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An Old Industry Learns The Staples Of Staying Competitive
If Attorney General Winston Bryant's $100,000 shopping spree is any indication, central Arkansas office furniture and supply dealers should be having a good year.
But when Office Depot and Office Warehouse came to Little Rock earlier this year, some predicted the demise of traditional office suppliers.
Guess what?
Many of the traditional businesses have faced the competition and are still standing.
"They do a blitz when they enter the market," says Wayne Hogan, who owns Galaxy Office Furniture at Little Rock with his wife, Lynda. "Our floor traffic died down for a couple of ...