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
Clinton Cards PLC 19
Herlitz PBS AG 23
Office Depot, Inc. 27
Staples, Inc. 31
MARKET DISTRIBUTION 35
MARKET FORECASTS 36
Market value forecast 36
APPENDIX 37
Methodology 37
Industry associations 38
Related Datamonitor research 38
Disclaimer 39
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 40
Premium Reports 40
Summary Reports 40
Datamonitor consulting 40
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Europe stationery and cards market value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Table 2: Europe stationery and cards market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Table 3: Europe stationery and cards market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Table 4: Clinton Cards PLC: key facts 19
Table 5: Clinton Cards PLC: key financials ($) 20
Table 6: Clinton Cards PLC: key financials (£) 20
Table 7: Clinton Cards PLC: key financial ratios 21
Table 8: Herlitz PBS AG: key facts 23
Table 9: Herlitz PBS AG: key financials ($) 24
Table 10: Herlitz PBS AG: key financials (€) 24
Table 11: Herlitz PBS AG: key financial ratios 25
Table 12: Office Depot, Inc.: key facts 27
Table 13: Office Depot, Inc.: key financials ($) 28
Table 14: Office Depot, Inc.: key financial ratios 29
Table 15: Staples, Inc.: key facts 31
Table 16: Staples, Inc.: key financials ($) 32
Table 17: Staples, Inc.: key financial ratios 33
Table 18: Europe stationery and cards market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 35
Table 19: Europe stationery and cards market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 36
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Europe stationery and cards market value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Figure 2: Europe stationery and cards market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Figure 3: Europe stationery and cards market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the stationery and cards market in Europe, 2009 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the stationery and cards market in Europe, 2009 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the stationery and cards market in Europe, 2009 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the stationery and cards market in Europe, 2009 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the stationery and cards market in Europe, 2009 17
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the stationery and cards market in Europe, 2009 18
Figure 10: Clinton Cards PLC: revenues & profitability 21
Figure 11: Clinton Cards PLC: assets & liabilities 22
Figure 12: Herlitz PBS AG: revenues & profitability 25
Figure 13: Herlitz PBS AG: assets & liabilities 26
Figure 14: Office Depot, Inc.: revenues & profitability 29
Figure 15: Office Depot, Inc.: assets & liabilities 30
Figure 16: Staples, Inc.: revenues & profitability 33
Figure 17: Staples, Inc.: assets & liabilities 34
Figure 18: Europe stationery and cards market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 35
Figure 19: Europe stationery and cards market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 36
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