Where is the Volume? 2023 was yet another turbulent year for the business products (BP) industry. As some demand patterns looked to recover from the COVID pandemic, sustained and significant inflation distorted the market significantly. Many BP suppliers congratulating themselves on achieving moderate – or even strong – value sales growth in 2023 found themselves
What Does The Data Tell Us? Demand for business and workplace supplies is currently subject to a dazzling array of forces: ongoing digitalization, hybrid and agile working, sustainability and – of course - macro economic factors are combining to drive the market over the next few years. What will the impact of these trends be
2022 was a turbulent year for the business products (BP) industry. As the world was gradually emerging from the restrictions of the COVID pandemic, it was hit by worldwide raw material shortages, inflation, and major currency fluctuations – as well as the far-reaching effects of the war in Ukraine. All of these factors have forced
The ‘New Normal’ Workplace: Implications for the US Business Supplies Industry The global COVID-19 crisis has changed forever how and where Americans work: companies all over the country have reorganized their offices and embraced hybrid work; some have gone completely virtual and disposed of their work space entirely. What does this mean for the