World Market Stationery & Cards

• Publication date: August 2010

It includes data on industry size and key market segments, plus textual and graphical analysis of the major trends and drivers and key competitors, main industry players and demographic information. What's In This Report * Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or key market segments * Provides textual analysis of ’s recent performance and future prospects * Incorporate...

It includes data on industry size and key market segments, plus textual and graphical analysis of the major trends and drivers and key competitors, main industry players and demographic information.


What's In This Report


* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or key market segments


* Provides textual analysis of ’s recent performance and future prospects


* Incorporates in-depth environment and competition analysis and scorecards (substitution threats, new entrants, bargaining power …)


* Includes a five-year projection of


* The main industry players are profiled with supporting key financial metrics


* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the industry


Key Market Facts


* Detailed information is included on industry size, measured by value and/or volume


* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the industry ’s key competitors

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Market Definition

The stationery and cards industry includes products such as notebooks, pencils and printer paper sold through all retail formats. All retail sales of stationery products are included. Cards comprise seasonal and everyday cards. Everyday cards are Birthday, Anniversary, Get Well, Friendship, and Sympathy cards. Seasonal cards are Christmas, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Easter, and Father's Day cards. All values are stated at retail selling price, with currency conversions calculated using constant average annual 2009 exchange rates.

For the purposes of this market research report, the global industry consists of North America, South America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

North America consists of Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

South America comprises Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Venezuela.

Western Europe comprises Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

Eastern Europe comprises the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine.

Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Global Credit Card Industry

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 12
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 13
Summary 13
Buyer power 14
Supplier power 15
New entrants 16
Substitutes 17
Rivalry 18
LEADING COMPANIES 19
Office Depot, Inc. 19
OfficeMax, Inc. 23
Staples, Inc. 26
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 30
MARKET DISTRIBUTION 34
MARKET FORECASTS 35
Market value projection 35
APPENDIX 36
Methodology 36
Industry associations 37
Related Datamonitor research 37
Disclaimer 38
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 39
Premium Reports 39
Summary Reports 39
Datamonitor consulting 39


Index of Tables
Data table 1: Global stationery and cards market sales : USD million, 2005–09 10
Data table 2: Global stationery and cards industry sector ation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Data table 3: Global stationery and cards industry sector ation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Data table 4: Office Depot, Inc.: key facts 19
Data table 5: Office Depot, Inc.: key financials ($) 20
Data table 6: Office Depot, Inc.: key financial ratios 21
Data table 7: OfficeMax, Inc.: key facts 23
Data table 8: OfficeMax, Inc.: key financials ($) 24
Data table 9: OfficeMax, Inc.: key financial ratios 24
Data table 10: Staples, Inc.: key facts 26
Data table 11: Staples, Inc.: key financials ($) 27
Data table 12: Staples, Inc.: key financial ratios 28
Data table 13: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: key facts 30
Data table 14: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: key financials ($) 32
Data table 15: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: key financial ratios 32
Data table 16: Global stationery and cards industry distribution: % share, by value, 2009 34
Data table 17: Global stationery and cards market sales projection : USD million, 2009–14 35


Index of Figures
Chart 1: Global stationery and cards market sales : USD million, 2005–09 10
Chart 2: Global stationery and cards industry sector ation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Chart 3: Global stationery and cards industry sector ation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Chart 4: Forces driving competition in the global stationery and cards industry, 2009 13
Chart 5: Drivers of buyer power in the global stationery and cards industry, 2009 14
Chart 6: Drivers of supplier power in the global stationery and cards industry, 2009 15
Chart 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global stationery and cards industry, 2009 16
Chart 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global stationery and cards industry, 2009 17
Chart 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global stationery and cards industry, 2009 18
Chart 10: Office Depot, Inc.: revenues & profitability 21
Chart 11: Office Depot, Inc.: assets & liabilities 22
Chart 12: OfficeMax, Inc.: revenues & profitability 25
Chart 13: OfficeMax, Inc.: assets & liabilities 25
Chart 14: Staples, Inc.: revenues & profitability 28
Chart 15: Staples, Inc.: assets & liabilities 29
Chart 16: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: revenues & profitability 33
Chart 17: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: assets & liabilities 33
Chart 18: Global stationery and cards industry distribution: % share, by value, 2009 34
Chart 19: Global stationery and cards market sales projection : USD million, 2009–14 35