I admit - when I first scanned the article's headline I thought it was going to be a parody of some sort, like an article from The Onion or something. 

"The Death of Office Culture Leads to Boom Times for Used-Chair Salesman"

Maybe the "Area Man" was going to tell us about his office chair experience. 

After re-reading it and then of course reading the article I now understand how it makes perfect sense. 

Anyone need a chair???