Papyrus adds €40 to small deliveries

Can European paper-wholesale consolidation inform procurement in Japan? The comparison is not company size, but the cost and time required to deliver the same paper ready to use.

Antalis, part of Japan's KPP group, has signed an agreement to acquire 9 Papyrus companies and German paper-wholesale assets. The seller, OptiGroup, will retain its Nordic and Benelux businesses. Small-order charges and outsourced logistics already in place before the deal offer clues to when wholesale efficiencies can help printers take on short-lead-time work.

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Paper merchant Papyrus has set a separate charge for small deliveries. Its October 2024 delivery terms for Germany add €40 to orders with a pre-tax value below €300. These are the October 2024 terms; subsequent revisions have not been verified. The option of accepting small orders for an additional charge existed before the acquisition entered the picture.…

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