Office Supplies
Women’s Movement Impacts Spending on Office Supplies
Setting political views aside, the women’s movement has positively influenced the sales of office supplies. Demonstrations during the Women’s March took place in over 600 cities around the world. ...
Office Supplies
Things are About to Get Pretty Sticky
Each year, a new trend sweeps the hallways of schools across the United States. We’ve seen coloring, rubber band bracelets, boondoggle, and many more in recent years. This year the hashtag “#Slime...
Office Supplies
Why the Small Business Customer is Important, and How Retailers Should Respond
Outside of the back-to-school season and throughout the holidays, the focus for the office supplies industry shifts to the small business and home office consumer. This consumer segment is gaining...
Office Supplies
Consumers Continue to Color this Holiday Season
It was about two years ago that we at NPD detected the adult coloring book trend beginning to take flight and, alongside this trend, sales of colored pencils, markers, and even gel pens soared. Du...
Office Supplies
Office Supplies - Putting Fashion into Function
The back-to-school season is drawing to a close and classes are underway around the U.S. for elementary and college students alike. For office supplies industry players, September also means it’s ...
Office Supplies
On the Move
Planning, organizing, and executing a move to a new home, apartment, dorm, or city is never easy. Between childhood homes, campus dorms, and apartment living, I’ve done my share of moving over the...
Office Supplies
School Supply Charitable Giving
Every year during the back-to-school season, the building where I live holds a school supply drive asking residents to donate supplies for school children and to help families in need. As school s...
Office Supplies
Paperworld Germany At A Glance
One of my favorite quotes I’ve heard so far while researching trends on the back-to-school season compares the first day of school to walking the runway, with shoppers taking time to add a bit of ‘ext...
Office Supplies
Keeping A Pulse On The Growing Handmade Movement
Consumers’ fascination with adult coloring books is only one example of the many developments within the handmade movement that’s helping to boost sales of coloring, art, and writing supplies. Accordi...
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