Office supplies: a rapidly evolving

The key figures

The days are spent his orders office supplies , file boxes, binders , paper bags and pads catalog by phone or gives way to a new form of distance selling. Increasingly widespread, the online purchase of office supplies saves time but also autonomy. But it was the access to diversified quality products at discounted prices. This solution provides a wide choice to these new consumers. The distance selling of products represented in 2009 about 15 billion euros (source: Fevad). Over the same period, sales of office equipment accounted for 18% of sales. Finally, a quarter of large companies buy their office supplies on the web but only 6-8% of TPE-PME. 

Environmental Wave

Today, a large trend in the launch line of desk accessories green. Binders, perforated pockets, letter tray , most suppliers are anxious to improve the recyclability and the fate of their products at end of life. Some even get the necessary certifications to ensure the recovery of electronic waste.

Commands with one click!

Why not spend your orders binders, pocket files, archive boxes from your workplace? The main asset of this sales channel is the ease of ordering: you create your account and automatically takes you to an online catalog, the history of your orders ( notepad , archive box , paper trash , suitcase for example) and your price conditions. Regulation in turn is done either directly via a secure website or upon receipt of invoice. In the end, more displacement, an efficient and timely delivery at the place chosen by the consumer. Through a personalized, one is informed at all stages from the time of order to delivery.

The e-commerce is evolving and high growth was also seen in the field of office supplies. Competition is fierce but the consumer always comes out a winner. A trend to watch ....