Home-office has become part of the new normal worldwide. As visits to traditional offices have become a special occasion, and paperwork continues to migrate to digital platforms, the demand for core stationery products, such as pens and paper has also declined. In the meantime, sales and demand for home office items, standalone desks, headphones, monitors, and similar equipment had grown. The United States and Europe are the industry’s top mature markets, driven by the trend of online ordering. Latin America and Asia-Pacific, on the other hand, are low maturity regions where global players do not have a strong presence, thus presenting a significant potential market for expansion and development.
Consumer spending on stationery and drawing materials in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2023 (in million British pounds)
In the United Kingdom, consumer spending on office supplies and stationery store has fluctuated throughout the years. Throughout the financial year of 2023 expenditure remained consistently above the one-billion mark. Despite the fluctuation, expenditure on drawing materials, pens, and paper has risen and even exceeded pre-pandemic numbers.
Stationary consumption in the UK, by volumeAmount U.S. consumers planned to spend on back-to-college school supplies from 2007 to 2024 (in U.S. dollars)
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The industry's segments encompass stationery, school supplies, and office supplies, combined with PCs, office equipment, and office-specific furniture. In the United Kingdom, consumer spending on pencils, paperboard binders, folders, envelopes, and notebooks have shown an upward trend in recent years. The same could be said about the United States, where shoppers shared that they planned to spend on average 95 U.S. dollars on school supplies, the highest recorded amount during the period shown.
Total back-to-school spending in the U.S.Online visibility of stationery and office supplies retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023, by visibility score
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Consumer convenience, easy payments, and lower costs are some of the reasons why online sales present immense benefits and growth opportunities for the industry. Moreover, the increasing demand for recyclable stationery products is another major trend driving market growth. Many end-users are opting for eco-friendly products driving suppliers to reinvent themselves into eco-friendly entities.
Top office supplies online stores in PolandRevenue of Zebra (Flying Tiger Copenhagen) from 2012 to 2023 (in million Danish kroner)
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Based in Denmark and with geographical presence across most of Europe and Asia, Flying Tiger Copenhagen is a prominent figure in the office supplies industry. In 2023, the Danish company generated a revenue of nearly five billion Danish kroner, with the highest number being registered in Italy at approximately one billion Danish kroner. Italy also had the highest number of Flying Tiger stores in the world at 131 locations.
Flying Tiger Copenhagen store count by country
This industry is comprised of establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: retailing new stationery, school supplies, and office supplies; retailing a combination of new office equipment, furniture, and supplies; and retailing new office equipment, furniture, and supplies in combination with selling new computers. Statista offers information about industry leaders and their key financial indicators, industry revenues, number of office supplies stores, and number of employees.
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