Hello ranjit-ga,
The US Census Bureau 2001 Statistics of U.S. Businesses, which is the
most recent data available, lists data for NAICS code 561439, ?Other
Business Service Centers (Including Copy Shops)? and NAICS code
323114, ?Quick Printing?.
http://www.census.gov/csd/susb/susb.htm
These codes are defined as follows:
2002 NAICS Definitions
561439 Other Business Service Centers (including Copy Shops)
http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics02/def/ND561439.HTM
?This U.S. industry comprises (1) establishments generally known as
copy centers or shops primarily engaged in providing photocopying,
duplicating, blueprinting, and other document copying services,
without also providing printing services (e.g., offset printing, quick
printing, digital printing, prepress services) and (2) establishments
(except private mail centers) engaged in providing a range of office
support services (except printing services), such as document copying
services, facsimile services, word processing services, on-site PC
rental services, and office product sales.?
2002 NAICS Definitions
323114 Quick Printing
http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics02/def/ND323114.HTM
?This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in
traditional printing activities, such as short-run offset printing or
prepress services, in combination with providing document photocopying
service. Prepress services include receiving documents in electronic
format and directly duplicating from the electronic file and
formatting, colorizing, and otherwise modifying the original document
to improve presentation. These establishments, known as quick
printers, generally provide short-run printing and copying with fast
turnaround times.?
What you are describing as ?reprographic outlets? or ?photocopy shops?
may include both of these categories.
The 2001 Statistics of U.S. Businesses reports the following data:
Other business service centers (including copy shops) -
3,836 Firms
6,202 Establishments
82,790 Paid Employees
http://www.census.gov/epcd/susb/2001/us/US561439.HTM
Quick printing ?
7,223 Firms
7,458 Establishments
54,989 Paid Employees
http://www.census.gov/epcd/susb/2001/us/US323114.HTM
For definitions of terms see the following page:
Statistics of U.S. Business
EXPLANATION OF TERMS
http://www.census.gov/epcd/susb/susbdefs.htm
?Firm - A firm is a business organization consisting of one or more
domestic establishments in the same state and industry that were
specified under common ownership or control. The firm and the
establishment are the same for single-establishment firms. For each
multi-establishment firm, establishments in the same industry within a
state will be counted as one firm- the firm employment and annual
payroll are summed from the associated establishments.?
?Establishment - A single physical location where business is
conducted or where services or industrial operations are performed.?
?Employment - Paid employment consists of full and part-time
employees, including salaried officers and executives of corporations,
who were on the payroll in the pay period including March 12. Included
are employees on sick leave, holidays, and vacations; not included are
proprietors and partners of unincorporated businesses.?
According to market research firm CAPVentures, there are currently
nearly 23,000 ?Quick Print? sites in the United States.
CAP Ventures Publications Store
http://www.capv.com/Store/pubsLister.html?order=DESC&sort=PubDate
?Defining and Sizing the Quick Print Market in the United States
(Production Workflow Solutions) Production Workflow Solutions
November 19, 2003
The purpose of this white paper is to provide a definition of the
quick print market and to use that definition to size the quick print
market in the United States. CAP Ventures identifies the key
components of the quick print market in the United States and provides
estimates of the number of sites and the revenue associated with those
sites. Based on those estimates, CAP Ventures believes that the total
quick print market (including franchise, chain, office superstore,
mail services, and independents) in the United States currently
represents nearly 23,000 sites and about $12 billion in revenue.?
The full market research report can be purchased from CAP Ventures for $595.
Defining and Sizing the Quick Print Market in the United States
http://www.capv.com/Store/publications/pub00598.html
The abstract is available in PDF format:
CAPVentures
On Demand Printing & Publishing Consulting Service, December 2003
Defining and Sizing the Quick Print Market in The United States
http://www.capv.com/eprise/main/Store/pdf/QuickPrintAbstract.pdf
?Figure 1: Quick Printer Classifications
- Franchises: A franchise is a network of quick printers or copy shops
in which each franchisee pays fees to join and belong to the network.
In exchange for
these fees, the franchisee benefits from the franchise?s national
branding, advertising, marketing, training, support, collective buying
power, knowledge of technology, and corporate infrastructure.
- Chains: A chain is a network of quick printers or copy shops where
the individual sites are owned by the chain rather than by a
franchisee. Chains generally have a national presence and may even be
active internationally. A corporate parent manages the chain. These
chains tend to focus more on copying and digital printing rather than
offset printing.
- Mail Services: There are some businesses that offer copying and/or
printing as a secondary service, such as the mail services provider
called Mail Boxes
Etc. Although Mail Boxes Etc is a franchise, we have not included it
in the quick printing franchise category since copying and printing
are not primary services for businesses of this type.
- Independents: Independents are quick printers or copy shops that do
not belong to a franchise or chain. This category provides the biggest
challenge when attempting to size the quick print market since these
firms are scattered throughout the country and there is no simple way
to differentiate them from small commercial printers. An example of an
independent quick printer would be a local family owned copy/print
center. Some independent quick printers have multiple sites. Despite
having multiple sites, these independent quick printers are not
considered chains since they do not have a national presence.?
I hope you have found this information helpful. If you have any
questions, please request clarification prior to rating the answer.
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