Office Products Retail & Distribution Industry Financials

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Office Products Retail & Distribution Industry Financial Summary

The wholesale and retail distribution of office paper and other office products generates annual sales of about $55 billion in the US. Large companies include Office Depot, Staples, OfficeMax, Unisource, and the distribution arms of large paper manufacturers. The industry includes "contract stationers," wholesale-retail chains, small dealers, and mail order companies that sell through catalogs or the Internet. The industry has become concentrated: the 50 largest wholesalers hold about 70 percent of the market. A large regional distributor has annual revenue close to $30 million.

Using the 2002 Census Bureau Economic Census, Hoover's has generated an industry financial summary for the Office Products Retail & Distribution industry.

NAICSNAICS DescriptionEstablishmentsSales, Receipts, or Shipments ($1,000)Annual Payroll ($1,000)Paid Employees
423420Office equipment merchant wholesalers5,843$36,098,162$5,767,031134,459
424120Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers6,887$34,477,603$3,616,045115,373
453210Office supplies & stationery stores8,561$20,617,623$2,214,170111,381
 All NAICS Sectors21,291$91,193,388$11,597,246361,213

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