The US Office Products Market 2004-7

MPA International is the foremost market research agency specialising in the global office products (OP) industry, and is based in Mount Olive, NJ and London, UK. In August 2004, MPA produced its first survey of the US OP market, in association with SHOPA and OPI. This very successful report was used by many US manufacturers and distributors for strategic planning, product range development and resource allocation.

There is now strong demand amongst major US companies for an update of this report. Accordingly, MPA is now launching an update survey of the US OP market, with an expanded product coverage. The survey will again be produced in association with SHOPA and OPI, the market leader in global OP trade magazines and conferences.

MPA's unique research methodology investigates government and trade statistics, and carries out and cross-verifies in-depth personal and telephone fieldwork interviews with Sales and Marketing Directors in key companies in the following categories:

• Manufacturers, mills and OEMs
• OP wholesalers
• National OP resellers
• Independent dealers & dealer groups
• Consumables wholesalers
• Hardware dealers/VARs
• Computer mail order companies
• Paper merchants
• Retailers
• E-tailers

The report will contain:

• Detail on market values by segment in 2003 & 2004, volume & price trends, segment trends, key manufacturers & shares, distribution channel shares and market forecasts in nine broad product sectors (see overleaf) to 2007.
• A chapter on US market drivers (eg demographic, user & IT trends).
• A chapter on distribution channels, detailing key players, trends, prospects and shares of each channel.
• An informed view of how the US market will develop to 2007, in terms of product markets and channel shares.