The OPI State of the Industry Report 2021-2022
A NEW ERA?
The global business products (BP) industry this side of the COVID pandemic is looking very different to the one that went into it. Amazon now typically accounts for at least a quarter...
The State of the OP Industry Report 2020-21
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Were the events of 2020 a definitive turning point for the global office products OP industry? Will 2021 continue the upheaval seen in the market in the last 12 months...
Growth Opportunities for Vendors in the UK Business Supplies Market
A unique ‘new channels’ prospect guide for vendors and wholesale distributors supplying the UK business products industry
“We firmly believe that we do not have enough routes to market and that the routes we do...
The State of the OP Industry Report 2019-20
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Once again, the last 12 months have seen the global office products (OP) industry continue to change substantially:
Overall demand for traditional OP has been in long term decline in many countries:...
The State of the OP Industry Report 2018-19
Once again, the last 12 months have seen the global office products (OP) industry continue to change substantially:
Despite economic recovery being established in most markets, overall demand for traditional OP is steady at best,...
Boiling the Frog: Revisited
Boiling the Frog: Table Of Contents
There’s an urban myth which says that if a frog is placed in a saucepan of boiling water, it will jump out, but if it is placed in cold...
The State of the OP Industry Report 2017-18
Once again, the last 12 months have seen the global office products (OP) industry continue to change substantially:
Despite economic recovery being established in most markets, overall demand for traditional OP is steady at best,...
Piranha Business – Light. Key Insights Into The Appeal Of Amazon Business
In June 2017, Martin Wilde Associates (MWA) and OPI published “Piranha Business”, the first in-depth study of Amazon Business OP customers in the US.
This 200-page report was based on 400 interviews with B2B end-users who...
Piranha Business: Investigating the appeal of Amazon Business
A New Research Study By Martin Wilde Associates and OPI
Back in the summer of 2014, Martin Wilde Associates (MWA) and OPI published “Swimming With Piranha”, a market research report investigating the use of Amazon...
OPI publishes State of the Industry report
OPI and Martin Wilde Associates (MWA) have released their annual market research report investigating the state of the office products industry.The View from the Top: The State of the OP Industry 2016-17 is based on detailed...
The State Of The Industry Report 2017
Once again, the last 12 months have seen the global office products (OP) industry continue to change substantially:
Despite economic recovery being established in most markets, overall demand for traditional OP is steady at best,...
Research: The Phoenix Report
The independent dealer channel in the US is very much alive and kicking – that’s one of the key findings of a new report by Martin Wilde Associates (MWA) and OPI called The Phoenix Report:...
Phoenix Report
In early 2016, Martin Wilde Associates (MWA) – specialist researchers to the global office products market – and OPI published the third issue of their annual State Of The Industry Report, a survey of...
Research: The Spider Report US
It’s not rocket science: basic, reliable and rapid functionality – that’s what OP purchasers in the B2B space essentially need from the web store they order from, irrespective of their geographic location.
Simplicity and functionality are...
The Spider Report
In 2014, Martin Wilde Associates (MWA) and OPI published Swimming With Piranha, a report based on a survey of the views and expectations of business products (BP) purchasers in the US and UK.
There is no...
One more week to benefit from industry report special price
Early bird rates for the third annual State of the OP Industry report have been extended until 21 February.
The latest report – which will be published in April – investigates the OP markets in...
State of the Industry Report 2016
Once again, the last 12 months have seen the global office products (OP) industry continue to evolve fundamentally and substantially:
With economic recovery established in most markets, overall demand for OP appears to be lagging...
Swimming with Piranha… In Germany
In the autumn of 2014, Martin Wilde Associates (MWA) and OPI published “Swimming With Piranha” – a research study which investigated the use of Amazon by B2B end-users in the UK and USA to...
State of the Industry Report 2015
“It’s not ‘business as usual’: there’s a new ‘normal’ out there”
So said the CEO of a major US dealer group when interviewed by MWA in early 2014.
As the year concludes there is no...
Lightly Boiling the Frog
The "Boiling The Frog" report was eagerly awaited and has now been widely read by many major manufacturers and OP distributors worldwide. Comprising over 225 pages and featuring over 250 tables and charts, the...