Countries covered: Global
The global outlook series on the Mail Order Industry provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report offers a rudimentary overview of the industry, and details trends and issues such as, rise in mail order pharmacies, competition from competing channels, and popular strategies adopted to boost sales. A special focus is shed on the US market with 13 market data tables summarizing mail order catalog sales by product group, demographics, and consumer purchasing patterns, leading mail order catalog retailers ranked by sales, and mail order sales of Ready-to-Assemble Furniture, Licensed Fashion Merchandise, Bedding, Sports Merchandise, Garden Products and Home Textiles, among others. Other markets briefly discussed, and covered include Japan, Europe, France, Germany, Russia, Spain, Sweden, UK, and China. The report offers a recapitulation of noteworthy mergers & acquisitions, and strategic corporate developments in addition to providing an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 516 companies worldwide. Please note: Reports are sold as single-site single-user licenses. The delivery time for hard copies is between 3-5 business days, as each hard copy is custom printed for the organization ordering it. Electronic versions require 24-48 hours as each copy is customized to the client with digital controls and custom watermarks. The Publisher uses digital controls protecting against copying and printing is restricted to one full copy to be used at the same location. Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 is required to view the report. Upon ordering an electronic version, the Publisher will provide a link to download the purchased report.
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- 1.Overview
- Mail Order -A Review
- Table 1: Global Mail Order Market by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World Markets
- Independently Analyzed with Annual
- Sales Figures in US$ Billion for
- Years 2003 through 2008
- Table 2: Global Prescription Drugs Market through Mail Order by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Billion for Years 2003 through 2008
- Mail Order Shopping Guide
- Mail Order Business - Key Benefits for PBMs
- Table 3: Global PC and Mobile Handset Shipments Market through Mail Order
- Service Independently Analyzed with Annual Figures in Millions of Units for Years 2003 through 2008
- Table 4: Global Toy Market through Mail
- Order (2005): Percentage Breakdown of
- Sales by Country - UK, Germany, France,
- USA, Japan, and Others
- 2.Trends & Issues
- Generic Switching - A Major Impact
- Mail Order Pharmacies Rise in Number
- PBMs - Foraying the Mail Order Market
- Mail Order Firms Vs Retail Pharmacies
- Mail Order Pharmacies - Gaining Popularity
- Less Capitalization of Mail Order
- Businesses
- Negligible Labor Costs
- Mail Delivery Costs
- Mandatory Mail Program to Boost
- Up Market
- Issues Related to Cost of Collecting Taxes for
- Mail Order Purchases
- Mail Order Competing Channels
- Strategies to Boost Up Mail Order Sales
- Mail Order Payment Types
- Operational Costs of Mail-Order Businesses
- Table 5: World Mail Order Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Operating Costs
- by Category - Warehousing, Distribution, Printing Costs, Head Office, Call Centers, Marketing, Systems, and Photography
- 3.Mergers & Acquisitions
- 4.Strategic Corporate Developments
- 5.Product Launches
- 6.Leading Mail Order Companies
- Leading Companies with Products Offered
- 7.A North American Perspective
- 7a.United States
- Overview
- Table 6: US Mail Order Market by Type - Prescription Drugs; Home Textiles &
- Apparels; Computers, Peripherals, and Accessories; and Others Independently
- Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Billion for Years
- through 2008 Trends & Issues
- Changing Face of Mail Order
- Table 7: US Catalog Market (2005): Survey
- on Men and Women Shopping by Reason - Convenience, Price was Right, Unique Merchandise, Past Experience with
- Company, Wanted Product Delivered
- Direct to Home, No Time to go to Store, Recommendation from Friend, and
- Impulse
- Free Shipping and Handling to
- Boost Growth
- Growing Number of Catalogers Swapping
- Customer’s Mailing Lists
- Catalogers Show Growing Inclination
- Towards Retailing
- Recycled Paper - Catalogers Dilemma
- Catalogers Offer Cutting Edge Auto-
- Replenishment Systems
- Table 8: Leading Mail Order Catalog Retailers
- by Catalog Customers in the US (2005): Percentage Breakdown for J.C. Penney,
- Lands' End, L.L. Bean, Sears, Cabela’s, Chadwick’s of Boston, Eddie Bauer, Blair,
- Lane Bryant, and Lillian Vernon
- Companies Resort to Cost Cutting Measures
- Falling US Dollar Hits Mail Order Dependent
- Manufacturers
- Table 9: US Prescription Drugs Market
- (2003-2006): Percentage Breakdown of
- Sales by Distribution Channel - Chain
- Drugs, Independent, Mail Order,
- Supermarket, and Mass Merchant
- Senior Citizens Expected to Drive Mail
- Order Prescription Drug Sales
- Catalog Printers Offer Plethora of Services
- to Mail Order Businesses
- Broadband Internet - A Boon to the Catalog
- Industry
- Multi-Channel Marketing - A New Growth
- Strategy
- Garden Products Marketing through Mail Order
- Table 10: Internet/Mail Order Garden
- Products Market in the US (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Demand by Category - Seeds;
- Live Plants; Bulbs; Books and Magazines;
- Tools and Hardware; Supplies, Fertilizer
- and Insect Control; Gardening Aids; and
- Garden-Themed Gifts and Accents
- Table 11: US Mail Order Market - Number
- of Households that Shopped for Lawn and
- Garden Supplies with Annual Figures in
- Millions for Years 2003 through 2005
- Mail Order Medicine Thefts on the Rise
- Controlling of Mail Order Frauds
- The Mail Order Task Force
- Measures to Prevent Fraud
- Table 12: US Ready-to-Assemble Furniture Market through Mail Catalogs - Annual
- Sales Figures in US$ Million for
- Years 2003 through 2008
- Table 13: US Licensed Fashion Merchandise Market through Mail Order - Annual
- Sales Figures in US$ Billion for
- Years 2003 through 2008
- Table 14: US Bedding Product Market
- through Catalogs - Annual Sales Figures
- in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008
- Table 15: US and Canada Sport22s
- Merchandise Market through Mail Order - Annual Sales Figures in US$ Billion
- for Years 2003 through 2008
- Table 16: Books Market in the US (2004 & 2005): Percentage Breakdown of Retail
- Volume Sales by Distribution Channel -
- Mass Merchandiser, Mall Bookstore,
- Free-Standing, Mail Order, Book Club,
- Grocery Store, Airport Bookstore,
- Drugstore, and Other Channels
- Table 17: Mail Order Market in the US
- (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Home Textiles Value Sales by Specialty Retailer -
- Bed Bath & Beyond, Linens 'n Things,
- Luxury Linens, Pier 1 Imports, and
- Pottery Barn
- Table 18: Mail Order Market in the US
- (2003 & 2004): Percentage Breakdown of Retail Value Sales by Product Category - Licensed Fashion Merchandise, Clocks,
- Film Roll Development, Handmade Rugs, Licensed Sports Merchandise, Crystal, Machine-made Rugs, Licensed Entertainment/Character Merchandise, Licensed Trademark/Brand Merchandise, Lamps, and Others
- 8.A Japanese Perspective
- Order Placing Methods in Japan
- Mail Order Market - A Review
- Table 19: Japanese Mail Order Market by
- Type - Prescription Drugs; Home Textiles & Apparels; Computers, Peripherals, and Accessories; and Others Independently
- Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Billion for Years through 2008
- Modes of Payment
- Postal and Bank Transfer
- Payment on Delivery
- Credit Card
- Convenience Stores
- Table 20: Mail Order Market in Japan (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Primary Payment Modes for Postal Transfer, Payment on Delivery, Credit Card, Bank Transfer, Convenience Store, and Others
- 9.A European Perspective
- Overview
- Table 21: European Mail Order Market by Geographic Region - France, Germany,
- Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
- Sales Figures in US$ Billion for
- Years 2003 through 2008
- Table 22: European Mail Order Market by
- Type - Prescription Drugs; Home Textiles & Apparels; Computers, Peripherals, and Accessories; and Others Independently
- Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
- US$ Billion for Years 2003 through 2008
- Consumer Confidence Boosts Online Distance
- Shopping
- Table 23: Mail Order Market in Western
- Europe (2005): Per Capita Revenues in €
- by Select Country - Germany, UK, France, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Italy,
- Finland, Denmark, Belgium, and Spain
- Table 24: Italian Cosmetics and Toiletries
- Market through Mail Order Services -
- Annual Sales Figures in € Million for
- Years 2003 through 2008
- 9a.France
- Overview
- Table 25: French Mail Order Market by Type - Prescription Drugs; Home Textiles & Apparels; Computers, Peripherals, and Accessories; and Others Independently Analyzed with Annual
- Sales Figures in US$ Billion for
- Years 2003 through 2008
- Leading Players
- Table 26: Leading Players in the French
- Mail Order Market (2005 & 2006):
- Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for
- La Redoute France (Redcats), Trois Suisses International SA (Otto), Quelle La
- Source France (KQ), and Others
- 9b.Germany
- Overview
- Table 27: German Mail Order Market by
- Type - Prescription Drugs; Home Textiles & Apparels; Computers, Peripherals, and Accessories; and Others Independently
- Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
- US$ Billion for Years 2003 through 2008
- Market Trends
- Boom in German Mail Order Market
- Table 28: German Mail Order Market -
- Annual Advertising Expenditure in
- € Million for Years 2003 through 2008
- 9c.Russia
- Mail Order Market Poised to Boom
- 9d.Spain
- Overview
- 9e.Sweden
- Overview
- Market Trends
- Convenience Drives Sales
- Low Price Boosts Sales through Mail Order
- Principal Product Groups Sold through
- Mail Order
- 9f.United Kingdom
- Overview
- Table 29: UK Mail Order Market by Type - Prescription Drugs; Home Textiles & Apparels; Computers, Peripherals, and Accessories;
- and Others Independently Analyzed with
- Annual Sales Figures in US$ Billion
- for Years 2003 through 2008
- Key Players
- Market Trends
- Online Shoppers Drive Mail Order
- Sales
- Mail Order Industry Faces Significant
- Export Revenue Loss
- Mail Order Industry Mulls Data Pooling to
- Boost Sagging Sales
- Table 30: UK Recorded Music Market
- through Mail Order and Clubs -
- Annual Sales Figures in £ Million
- for Years 2003 through 2008
- Table 31: UK Maternity Apparel Market through Mail Order - Annual Sales Figures in
- £ Million for Years 2003 through 2008
- 10.An Asian Perspective
- 10a.China
- Overview
- Mail Order Growth Impeded by Lack of Reliable
- Consumer Lists
- Growing Awareness for Protection of Personal
- Data in China
- e-Business Usage Attracts Foreign Mail Order
- Firms
- GLOBAL DIRECTORY
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