Office Stationery Wholesaling in the US : Bharatbook.com

June 25, 2008 - PRLog -- Two sides to the paper

The low concentration of market power in the hands of the major industry players, combined with low barriers to entering this wholesaling industry, ensure that a significant level of competition exists over time, especially in a declining industry. The paper has certainly been on the short end on both sides as technological advances such as email negatively impacts the industry, and wholesaler bypass has been thinning out the orders even more. Advertising and special events such as elections and sports will continue to ensure the use of large amounts of paper products, in a volatile and labor intensive environment.
This is the replacement for January 2008 edition of Office Stationery Wholesaling in the US report.

Industry Market Research Synopsis

This Industry Market Research report provides a detailed analysis of the Office Stationery Wholesaling in the US industry, including key growth trends, statistics, forecasts, the competitive environment including market shares and the key issues facing the industry.

Industry Definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling stationery, office supplies and/or gift wrap.The US Stationery and Office Supplies Wholesaling industry distributes a range of mostly paper stationery products (such as envelopes, computer printing and photocopying paper) as well as pens and pencils to retailers - these include supermarkets, resellers, office supplies and stationery retailers, general merchandise stores, etc. Unlike the Printing and Writing Paper Wholesaling industry (NAICS 42211), this industry does not distribute bulk supplies of paper for making books, magazines etc. Rather, it sells a final product to be directly used by consumers.

Report Contents

The Key Statistics chapter provides the key indicators for the industry for at least the last three years. The statistics included are industry revenue, industry gross product, employment, establishments, exports, imports, domestic demand and total wages.

The Market Characteristics chapter covers the following: Market Size, Linkages, Demand Determinants, Domestic and International Markets, Basis of Competition and Life Cycle. The Market Size section gives the size of the domestic market as well as the size of the export market. The Linkages section lists the industry's major supplier and major customer industries. The Demand Determinants section lists the key factors which are likely to cause demand to rise or fall. The Domestic and International Markets section defines the market for the products and services of the industry. This section provides the size of the domestic market and the proportion accounted for by imports and exports and trends in the levels of imports and exports. The Basis of Competition section outlines the key types of competition between firms within the industry as well as highlighting competition from substitute products in alternative industries. The Life Cycle section provides an analysis of which stage of development the industry is at.

The Segmentation chapter covers the following: Products and Service Segmentation, Major Market Segments, Industry Concentration and Geographic Spread. The Products and Service Segmentation section details the key products and/or services provided by this industry, highlighting the most important where possible to demonstrate which have a more significant influence over industry results as a whole. The Major Market Segments section details the key client industries and/or groups as well as giving an indication as to which of these are the most important to the industry. The Industry Concentration section provides an indicator of how much industry revenue is accounted for by the top four players. The Geographic Spread section provides a guide to the regional share of industry revenue/gross product.


The Industry Conditions chapter covers the following: Barriers to Entry, Taxation, Industry Assistance, Regulation and Deregulation, Cost Structure, Capital and Labor Intensity, Technology and Systems, Industry Volatility and Globalization. The Barriers to Entry section outlines factors that can prevent a new company from entering this industry and also gives an indication of the extent to which this occurs. The Taxation section details all kinds of taxation that are specific or are particularly important to this industry, including taxation concessions. The Industry Assistance section refers to any government and/or other measures designed to improve the performance of this industry. The Regulation and Deregulation section details any applicable regulation and/or deregulation to this industry. The Cost Structure section details the average costs for a company operating in this industry as a percentage of total revenue. The Capital and Labor Intensity section provides a guide to the amount of capital used in production/providing a service compared to the amount of labor in the total mix of inputs. The Technology and Systems section acknowledges the latest technology and/or systems available to this industry within the country. Technology refers to machinery and equipment and systems refers to methods of production that enable better and more efficient production. The Industry Volatility section refers to the year on year fluctuations which occur in industry output. The Globalization section gives an indication of the extent to which the industry is global based on factors such as the level of foreign ownership, the proportion of demand accounted for by foreign operators and the volume of production conducted in other countries.

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