2006 Is Expected to Be a Difficult Year for the Stationery Market in the UK.DUBLIN Dublin, city, Republic of Ireland Dublin, Irish Baile Átha Cliath, county borough (1991 pop. 915,516), Leinster, capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the Liffey River. , Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c38830) has announced the addition of Stationery The term for boilerplate in the Eudora mail client, starting with Version 3.0. Stationery files are stored on disk and brought into new messages or added to replies. See boilerplate. (Personal & Office) - Market Report 2006 to their offering. In 2004, the UK stationery market was worth GBP GBP In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the British Pound. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 2.18bn at manufacturers' selling prices (msp) and we estimate that, in 2005, the value of the market decreased by 0.7% to GBP 2.16bn at msp. This report examines the UK market for personal and office stationery, which covers products for office, home and educational use, but excludes greetings cards and calendars. Stationery includes products made principally from paper and board, as well as other stationery items, such as writing instruments, and office and school supplies made of plastic. Between 2001 and 2005, the UK economy has continued to show growth above the level of inflation. Unemployment has remained below one million and the size of the workforce has grown by around 3%. This background has been positive for company investment and activity, and has helped to maintain the market for office stationery. The volume of direct mail continued to grow annually between 2001 and 2003 but, in 2004, the volume dropped by 0.4%. In addition, the volume dropped by 5.3% in 2005. Stationery manufacturers' costs, including the costs of raw materials, wages and transport fuel, have all risen between 2001 and 2005. Particularly important in 2005 was the rise in gas prices, which affected the paper mills and the paper converters that depend on the mills. Manufacturers in most stationery sectors were forced to pass on some increase in costs in 2004 and 2005, but the price rises have been very modest so far. In the writing instruments sector, manufacturers' prices in 2005 remained below their 2001 level. This downward pressure on manufacturers' prices is coming from import competition and from the power of the office products superstores This is a list of superstores by country. Multi-national
Although overall import penetration of the stationery market has remained fairly stable, at around 37%, by value between 2002 and 2005, there has been growth in imports of relatively cheap stationery from China. By 2005, China and Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. between them led exports to the UK of albums, notebooks, book covers, boxed stationery assortments, plastic items for schools and offices, pens and pencils, and small metal products, such as paper clips. Two of the most important corporate changes in 2005 concerned DS Smith PLC, which decided to pull out of stationery manufacturing but continue to strengthen its involvement in the wholesale of stationery and office products. It sold the leading UK manufacturer of paper stationery, John Dickinson Stationery John Dickinson Stationery Limited is a leading British stationery company. The company was founded in 1804 by John Dickinson, who invented a continuous mechanized paper-making process. Ltd, to Groupe Hamelin of France, but acquired the leading office products wholesaler in the Benelux region, Timmermans. 2006 is expected to be a difficult year for the stationery market. It is forecast that the market will remain fairly flat in both value and volume terms to 2010, with overall growth of 10.3% at current prices over the next 5 years. Contents are as follows:- Executive Summary 1. Market Definition 2. Market Size 3. Industry Background 4. Competitor Analysis Competitor analysis in marketing and strategic management is an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and potential competitors. Created by Michael Porter competitor analysis focuses on four key aspects: competitor's objectives, competitor's assumptions, 5. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats 6. Buying Behaviour 7. Current Issues 8. The Global Market 9. Forecasts 10. Company Profiles Acco Uk Ltd Hamelin Uk Ltd Kingfield Heath heath, tract of open land heath, tract of open land characterized by a few scattered trees, abundant moss cover, and numerous low shrubs, principally of the heath family (see heath, in botany). Ltd Letts Filofax Group Ltd Lyreco Uk Ltd Office Depot Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) is one of the world's leading suppliers of office products and services. The Company's selection of brand name office supplies includes business machines, computers, computer software and office furniture, while its business services encompass copying, International (uk) Ltd Office Depot Uk Ltd Parker Pen Company The Parker Pen Company is a manufacturer of pens, founded in 1891 by George Safford Parker in Janesville, Wisconsin. History George Parker, the founder, had previously been a sales agent for the John Holland Gold Pen Company. Spicers Ltd Staples staples U-shaped stainless steel or vitallium units with sharp points used for surgical fixation. epiphyseal staples used to staple epiphysis to metaphysis; have metal bracing at the corners. Uk Ltd Staples Uk Retail Ltd 11. Consumer Confidence For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c38830 |
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