| Many people have shown done case studies on | | | | to $400 per person in office supplies. Paper |
| the Office Supply Industry and there has been | | | | Pushers terminology comes to mind? Even |
| literally an over kill of white papers, | | | | considering the huge push of the Government |
| research and even books written on the issue. | | | | Paper Work Reduction Act office supply |
| Currently in the market there are several | | | | expenditures continue to increase.Now for an |
| such category killer businesses in that | | | | interesting kicker; Staples was the first |
| sectors such as Office Max, Office Depot and | | | | office supply store retailer to really get |
| Staples. Indeed, we should also not forget | | | | into the Internet Ordering and Delivery to |
| Corporate Express either.Most people and | | | | Companies. Office Max and Office Depot |
| consumers believe this sector to be a retail | | | | followed into this lucrative market and this |
| endeavor, yet that is not really so. In fact | | | | has affected Corporate Express, which is |
| the biggest income generator is the catalog | | | | solely Corporate Office Supply Delivery, not |
| and Internet sales to Corporations and it is | | | | retail office supplies.Why is this of |
| know that businesses which have 20 or more | | | | interest? Well simple Office Depot outsourced |
| employees spend $200 per year in office | | | | its phone ordering call in lines and those |
| supplies. Are you shocked by that high | | | | who answer the phone are not in the United |
| number; well you should not be if you are in | | | | States. So now the Staples Corporate Sales |
| a small business for yourself and post all | | | | Forces are going ballistic with Corporate |
| your office supplies receipts into Quick | | | | clients changing companies for office |
| Books and fill out your Schedule C tax | | | | supplies. Moral of the story; Outsourcing |
| return. Small Businesses often spend even | | | | does not always make sense. Consider this in |
| more.Even better or worse depending on your | | | | 2006. |
| perspective; Government Agencies spend $250 | | | | |