Luxury Writing Instruments and Stationery

Luxury writing instruments and stationery saw a second year of current value growth in 2019, thanks to continued growth in the number of tourists, especially those from China. Growth was seen despite the fact that new technologies with screens, such ...

The double-digit volume sales declines recorded in luxury writing instruments and stationery over the review period as well as during 2019 can be attributed mainly to the declining use of writing instruments and paper stationery. Argentinians are ...

High-quality luxury writing instruments and stationery were traditionally used and purchased to give as gifts in South Korea, with demand soaring on special occasions such as Teacher’s Day. However, the anti-bribery legislation that came into effect ...

Major advances in technology and the widespread use of gadgets like smartphones and personal computers continue to further limit growth within luxury writing instruments and stationery. Indeed, luxury writing instruments such as fountain pens and ...

Gift giving has become more popular recently in Indonesia, driven in part by rising incomes. This gift giving is not just for birthdays, but also for anniversaries, congratulating a new job/graduation, weddings, a new baby, and other special events ...

The rise of digital devices has led to writing by hand almost entirely disappearing from consumers’ everyday lives in both the private and commercial spheres. Consequently, luxury writing instruments and stationery products have increasingly shifted ...

There is an overall increase in luxury writing instruments because this is seen as a work of art and craftsmanship, particularly when writing signatures. Young professionals have a growing interest in fountain pens as a result. A commonality of ...

While the target audience for writing instruments remains relatively limited, manufacturers and retailers are looking to fuel interest among consumers by offering greater variation and positioning certain products as collector’s items. There is also ...

Luxury writing instruments and stationery continued to be comprised of fountain pens, and despite the increasing use of digital devices leading to the high utilisation of emails for communicating or writing notes, especially in the business world, ...

The desire for conspicuous luxury and brand heritage and quality play equal roles in the consumer’s decision making process when it comes to luxury writing instruments and stationery. For politicians and businessmen, luxury writing instruments and ...

The luxury writing instruments and stationary category saw stagnation in 2019. The category faces a declining consumer base as an increasing number of people perceive traditional writing instruments as redundant in the digital era. Such products are ...

Luxury writing instruments and stationery saw little sales movement in 2019, due to lower consumer confidence. Moreover, category development continued to be curbed by the growing penetration of electronic devices, such as smartphones. These tend to ...

Despite on-going threats of a trade war and global economic uncertainty, the outlook for luxury overall remains optimistic. This report looks at key trends shaping the landscape with emphasis on sustainability, the impact of digital and technological...

Competition from technology-driven products such as smartphones, laptops and iPads continues to intensify within luxury writing instruments and stationery. In general, local consumers only tend to replace luxury pens and paper every few years, with ...

The rise of digital devices has led to writing by hand almost entirely disappearing from consumers’ everyday lives in both the private and commercial spheres. As a consequence, luxury writing instruments and stationery products are not so much ...

Although consumers now use fewer pens and pencils, those who do, want high-quality products. Luxury writing instruments and stationery continued to record stable current value and retail volume growth in 2018. Luxury writing instruments remain ...

While luxury writing instruments and stationery is expected to retain its positive movement in retail volume and current value sales terms over the forecast period, demand is likely to remain niche and sustained mainly by executive and management ...

After weak recovery of value sales of writing instruments in the middle of the review period, the category returned to decline in current value terms in 2018. Demand for writing instruments was limited by the growing penetration of electronic ...

Blue chip companies, especially those in the financial industry, are renowned for awarding their top-performing employees with luxury writing instruments as corporate gifts. According to trade interviews, it is through such corporate gifts that ...

Some luxury goods categories saw contraction in the US in recent years, due to consumer preference shifting away from purchases of high-priced non-essential goods to more experience-based consumption. For luxury writing instruments specifically, the ...