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Boards & Easels in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
Boards and easels are used in classrooms, presentations, and brainstorming sessions. Major buyers include businesses, universities, elementary schools, and high schools. Major suppliers include manufacturers and wholesalers.
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IBISWorld's research coverage on the Boards & Easels procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Boards & Easels market in the United States includes Display Easels, Magnetic Whiteboards, Nonmagnetic Whiteboards, Bulletin Boards, Chalkboards and Enclosed Bulletin Boards. Standard coding in this coverage includes ISIC-2817-Manufacture of office machinery and equipment (except computers and peripheral equipment), NACE-28.23-Manufacture Of Office Machinery And Equipment (Except Computers And Peripheral Equipment), NAICS-339940-Office Supplies (except Paper) Manufacturing and UNSPSC-44111903-Easels or accessories.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Boards & Easels procurement coverage includes Ferromagnetic (A property of certain materials such as iron and steel that makes them attracted to magnets.), Telescoping (The ability of an object to become longer or shorter by sliding sections inside one another; many display easels are telescoping and can be expanded.), Medium-Density Fiberboard (A wood product made from wood fibers combined with resin or glue that is often used as a core material in chalkboards, whiteboards, and bulletin boards.), Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) (Organic chemicals that evaporate into the air at room temperature; VOCs exist in paints and coatings and in resins and glues used to bind wood products such as medium-density fiberboard. Some VOCs pose risks to human health.) and Formaldehyde (An organic compound used in resins for wood products such as medium-density fiberboard; formaldehyde poses some risks to human health.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Boards & Easels procurement report as suppliers are Uline, Inc., Mcmaster-Carr Supply Company, Wayfair Inc., W.W. Grainger, Inc. and Lowes Companies Inc..
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Boards & Easels market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Boards & Easels market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Boards & Easels procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Boards & Easels market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Boards & Easels market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Boards & Easels?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Boards & Easels is $183. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 1.5 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Boards & Easels market?
The top vendors in the Boards & Easels market include Uline, Inc., Mcmaster-Carr Supply Company, Wayfair Inc., W.W. Grainger, Inc. and Lowes Companies Inc..
What industries supply the Boards & Easels market?
The top industries supplying the Boards & Easels market are Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing in the US, Sawmills & Wood Production in the US, Aluminum Manufacturing in the US, Electric Power Transmission in the US, Mining in the US, Iron & Steel Manufacturing in the US, Iron Ore Mining in the US, Plastic & Resin Manufacturing in the US and Petroleum Refining in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Boards & Easels?
High market share concentration limits competition between suppliers. Market share concentration is high, with the three largest vendors in this market, including Amazon, Staples and Office Depot, each controlling between 15.0% and 20.0% of revenue. The high level of market share concentration limits price competition as major vendors controlling this market are less likely to fight over market share. Nevertheless, buyers should always solicit bids from multiple suppliers as this helps them strengthen their leverage and ensure they are receiving competitive prices.
What factors affect the price of Boards & Easels?
Size affects pricing as larger easels and boards require more materials. For example, a whiteboard that is eight feet by four feet costs more than one that is five feet by three feet because it uses significantly more material.
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