Topic: Bruce Nelson

We remained focused on providing fanatical customer service, while managing costs and investing a disproportionate amount of our capital to growth in Europe, our fastest growing, most profitable business segment. Our experienced senior management team made the right decisions to manage the business this year, and we reaped the rewards in generating a 48 percent increase in earnings per share following a strong performance in 2001

Executive Business Briefing Feb 13, 2003

Comparable sales in desktop and laptop computers dropped 18 percent, while overall technology products declined 13 percent in the first quarter, continuing to overshadow growth in some core office supply categories

Executive Business Briefing Apr 17, 2002

We believe the profit improvements we have made are sustainable and will ensure solid earnings growth for 2002 even without a dramatic improvement in the economy. While we are aggressively focusing on driving efficiency and productivity throughout our businesses, we are highly focused on finding new ways to grow. So at this point in time, we are confident that our earnings per share can grow in excess of 30 percent this year without any significant improvement in the domestic economy

Executive Business Briefing Apr 17, 2002