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Barrie Hayes CEO. Office products Markets over the last 5 years. Challenging. & Changing. Traditional Office products. The traditional areas of Paper / IT consumables/ Stationery Last 2 years continue to decline:- Paper - 2 to 5% decline
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Barrie Hayes CEO
Office products Markets over the last 5 years • Challenging • & Changing
Traditional Office products • The traditional areas of Paper / IT consumables/ Stationery Last 2 years continue to decline:- Paper - 2 to 5% decline EOS -3% (switching to MPS) Stationery - 3 to 7% decline Paper 15-20% of sales EOS 20 - 40% of sales Filing 5-10% of sales Areas that are commoditised and suffering decline /change of purchase
Market trends – GDP • 2013 GDP stagnant • 2014 across 28 countries = 1.4% • Euro markets € = 1.1% • Fastest growth 3 Baltic countries 4.4% • German growth 1.7% • Modest growth in Spain / Italy <1% • Non Euro markets:- • Sweden 2.8% • UK 2.2% • Unemployment expected to stay @ 12.2% in Eurozone . In Europe as a whole dip from 11.1% to 11.0%
Consolidation and diversification The last 5 years has seen major change:- • Big box players • Staples focus on Direct delivery and E Commerce (not stores), expanding range 1m sku’s • OD/OMax merge • Antalis & Xerox • Lyreco expanding non - traditional products model • Wholesale - creation of Adveo • New entrants web players Amazon / Shoplet $100m online with huge ranges 250,000 sku’s
Consolidation and diversification • Retail model is challenged within Europe. • New partnerships being made. • Manufacturers will continue to consolidate • Convergence of traditional channels • (web is a driving force) • Manufacturer > Wholesaler > Reseller > User • Manufacturer Reseller • Wholesaler User
Margin pressure • Margins have dropped with the commoditisation of volume products and fast web pricing awareness. • Web entrants have made it more visible and price sensitive particularly in the SME sector. • Customers are more aware of the market due to web / smart phones. • Key in office supplies in Google – 104m results • Its been difficult to pass on increases with low inflation.
Change is here and inevitable Are you selling office supplies ? Or Supplies/Services to the office ? Selling only office supplies will mean a dealer contraction as the web has commoditised this.
Category development (Adjacencies) • Trends are moving from office supplies companies to Business Service Providers & have been happening for the last 5 years. • Europe has been slow to react. Main areas of development:- JanSan – Janitorial and disposables Coffee & Break room – Coffee solutions /catering items MPS – Managed Print Services – major profit provider Promotional products – Overprinted /Marketing
Category development (Adjacencies) • Coffee & Break room services • Office coffee market growing at 15-20% • p.a • Disposable coffee consumables . • Full line service/ support offer • Coffee is a growth market • Sometimes more important than paper choice • Other break room products • Adds value to the AOV
Category development (Adjacencies) MPS – Manage Print Services • Being offered in SME • Complete service machines / toners and paper • Growth market and good margin generator • Single software option to branded manufacturer
Connecting with the customer – Success is profiling • Like a Rubiks cube………………… Age profile Gen X / Baby boomers Millenials Customer type Large / SME Data & mining Technology Logistics offering Contact type Web/direct /retail Your touch point marketing strategy Category offering
Office product companies need to evolve • Success is 3 dimensional • Speed of change is crucial • Albert Einstein said: “To keep doing the same thing and expecting a different result is the definition of madness”
What do we need to ask ourselves ? • What do you offer ? • Products /services • Who is it for? • Target market • What problem are you solving for them? • How do you do it distinctively – USP’s • What is your promise? • Understand yours and how you meet their needs Evolve or go out of business