Anything written about the situation surrounding the UK's two main OP wholesalers might be redundant or downright wrong before the ink on the paper is dry. But it's been months since the lives and fortunes of some of the UK industry's players - from smallest dealers to large contract stationers, vendor partners to any of the wholesale operators - were turned upside down when the EVO and SPOT groups were created last July. And despite the fact that EVO didn't become an approved entity until the end of October and that there continues to be a steady stream of news trickling through - earlier this month in the form of Spicers CEO Greg Michael departing after a very short tenure (see 'The short goodbye') - there are already plenty of questions asked, concerns voiced and issues raised.
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