Industrial Clothes Dryers Procurement Category Market Research Report from IBISWorld Has Been Updated
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 27, 2015 -- The industrial clothes dryer market has a buyer power score of 3.1 out of 5, reflecting moderate buyer power. Low price volatility due to higher competition from rising imports has supported buyer negotiating power during the past three years, says IBISWorld analyst Kiera Outlaw. However, low availability of substitutes and high market share concentration have worked against buyer power during the period. Major vendors in this market include Alliance Laundry Systems, Pellerin Milnor Corporation and American Dryer Corporation.
Low price volatility during the past three years has allowed buyers to fulfill their industrial dryer needs comfortably, without fearing the risk of sudden price increases. Moreover, rising import penetration has helped maintain low price volatility, while also providing the market with cheaper alternatives. Thus, buyers have various industrial clothes dryer options to choose from, continues Outlaw. Buyers can also opt to rent or lease the equipment, as opposed to purchasing it outright due to the considerable financing arrangements that purchasing necessitates; however, the availability of substitute equipment is low. In fact, no alternative products on the market can replace the function of clothes dryers.
Other market characteristics have also worked against buyer power. Because of the need to secure financing when purchasing new industrial dryers, buyers are also exposed to high switching costs. High switching costs prevent buyers from easily maneuvering from one supplier to the next. Furthermore, due to some merger and acquisition activity, market share concentration has been rising, further hindering buyer power. Even though suppliers compete on price, price-based competition is mild and buyers may not realize significant cost savings when leveraging quotes, especially when strong brand-name recognition applies. With fewer suppliers, buyer power begins to weaken, forcing buyers to leverage other market characteristics that are working in their favor, such as low price volatility. For more information, visit IBISWorld’s Industrial Clothes Dryers procurement category market research report page.
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IBISWorld Procurement Report Key Topics
This report is intended to assist buyers of new or used industrial clothes dryers, which are used in hotels, motels, healthcare facilities, athletic facilities and dry-cleaning plants to dry large volumes of clothing, linens and other textiles. These dryers can have clothing capacities of up to several hundred pounds. This report does not include ironing equipment, washing machines, laundry accessories (such as drying stands and tables), domestic or commercial laundry machines, or laundry machine rental. This report also excludes coin-operated laundry machines.
Executive Summary
Pricing Environment
Price Fundamentals
Benchmark Price
Pricing Model
Price Drivers
Recent Price Trend
Price Forecast
Product Characteristics
Product Life Cycle
Total Cost of Ownership
Product Specialization
Substitute Goods
Regulation
Quality Control
Supply Chain & Vendors
Supply Chain Dynamics
Supply Chain Risk
Imports
Competitive Environment
Market Share Concentration
Market Profitability
Switching Costs
Purchasing Process
Buying Basics
Buying Lead Time
Selection Process
Key RFP Elements
Negotiation Questions
Buyer Power Factors
Key Statistics
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