Stationery and Cards in the United Kingdom

Introduction

Stationery and Cards in the United Kingdom industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2008-12, and forecast to 2017). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the United Kingdom stationery and cards market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

- The stationery and cards market includes products such as notebooks, pencils and printer paper sold through all retail formats. All retail sales of stationery products are included. Cards comprise seasonal and everyday cards. Everyday cards are Birthday, Anniversary, Get Well, Friendship, and Sympathy cards. Seasonal cards are Christmas, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Easter, and Father's Day cards. All values are stated at retail selling price, with currency conversions calculated using constant average annual 2011 exchange rates.

- The UK stationery and cards market is expected to generate total revenues of $3,920.2 million in 2012, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.5% between 2008 and 2012.

- The cards segment is expected to be the market's most lucrative in 2012, with total revenues of $2,155.5 million, equivalent to 55% of the market's overall value.

- The performance of the market is forecast to follow a similar pattern with an anticipated CAGR of 1.4% for the five-year period 2012 - 2017, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $4,199.9 million by the end of 2017.

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Key Questions Answered

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Executive Summary
Market value
Market value forecast
Category segmentation
Geography segmentation
Market rivalry
Market Overview
Market definition
Market analysis
Market Data
Market value
Market Segmentation
Category segmentation
Geography segmentation
Market Outlook
Market value forecast
Five Forces Analysis
Summary
Buyer power
Supplier power
New entrants
Threat of substitutes
Degree of rivalry
Leading Companies
American Greetings Corporation
Ryman Ltd.
Staples, Inc.
WH Smith PLC
Macroeconomic Indicators
Country Data
Appendix
Methodology
Industry associations
Related MarketLine research

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United Kingdom stationery and cards market value: $ million, 2008–12(e)
Table 2: United Kingdom stationery and cards market category segmentation: $ million, 2012(e)
Table 3: United Kingdom stationery and cards market geography segmentation: $ million, 2012(e)
Table 4: United Kingdom stationery and cards market value forecast: $ million, 2012–17
Table 5: American Greetings Corporation: key facts
Table 6: American Greetings Corporation: key financials ($)
Table 7: American Greetings Corporation: key financial ratios
Table 8: Ryman Ltd.: key facts
Table 9: Staples, Inc.: key facts
Table 10: Staples, Inc.: key financials ($)
Table 11: Staples, Inc.: key financial ratios
Table 12: WH Smith PLC: key facts
Table 13: WH Smith PLC: key financials ($)
Table 14: WH Smith PLC: key financials (£)
Table 15: WH Smith PLC: key financial ratios
Table 16: United Kingdom size of population (million), 2008–12
Table 17: United Kingdom gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2008–12
Table 18: United Kingdom gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2008–12
Table 19: United Kingdom inflation, 2008–12
Table 20: United Kingdom consumer price index (absolute), 2008–12
Table 21: United Kingdom exchange rate, 2008–12

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: United Kingdom stationery and cards market value: $ million, 2008–12(e)
Figure 2: United Kingdom stationery and cards market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2012(e)
Figure 3: United Kingdom stationery and cards market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2012(e)
Figure 4: United Kingdom stationery and cards market value forecast: $ million, 2012–17
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the stationery and cards market in the United Kingdom, 2012
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the stationery and cards market in the United Kingdom, 2012
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the stationery and cards market in the United Kingdom, 2012
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the stationery and cards market in the United Kingdom, 2012
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the stationery and cards market in the United Kingdom, 2012
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the stationery and cards market in the United Kingdom, 2012
Figure 11: American Greetings Corporation: revenues & profitability
Figure 12: American Greetings Corporation: assets & liabilities
Figure 13: Staples, Inc.: revenues & profitability
Figure 14: Staples, Inc.: assets & liabilities
Figure 15: WH Smith PLC: revenues & profitability
Figure 16: WH Smith PLC: assets & liabilities