Mail Order Industry

Published by: Global Industry Analysts

Published: Sep. 1, 2008 - 76 Pages

Table of Contents

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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