Garden Products Distribution Market UK 2008-2012

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION 7

2. SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 8

• 2.1 Summary 8
• 2.2 Future Prospects 9

3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 10

• 3.1 GDP 10
• 3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES 11
• 3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT 12
• 3.4 HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION 12
• 3.5 HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION 13
• 3.6 STERLING 14
• 3.7 POPULATION PROFILE 15
• 3.8 CONCLUSIONS 17

4. GARDEN PRODUCTS MARKET 18

• 4.1 DEFINITION 18
• 4.2 MARKET STRUCTURE 18
• 4.3 MARKET SIZE 20
  • 4.3.1 Current Performance 20
  • 4.3.2 Future Prospects 23
• 4.4 KEY MARKET INFLUENCES 25
  • 4.4.1 Housing Market 25
  • 4.4.2 Consumer Characteristics 28

5. CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION 30

• 5.1 DISTRIBUTION OF GARDEN PRODUCTS 30
• 5.2 GARDEN CENTRES 31
  • 5.2.1 Definition 31
  • 5.2.2 Market Size 32
  • 5.2.3 Market Shares 33
  • 5.2.4 Key Companies 34
  • 5.2.5 Product Mix 36
  • 5.2.6 Garden Centre SWOT Analysis 38
• 5.3 DIY MULTIPLES 41
  • 5.3.1 Definition 41
  • 5.3.2 Market Size 41
  • 5.3.3 Key Companies 43
  • 5.3.4 Distribution of Garden Products 44
  • 5.3.5 Garden Product Mix 46
• 5.4 HIGH STREET / GROCERY MULTIPLES 47
  • 5.4.1 Key Companies 48
  • 5.4.2 Garden Products Mix 49
• 5.5 CATALOGUE STORES / MAIL ORDER / INTERNET SUPPLIERS 50
  • 5.5.1 Key Companies 50
  • 5.5.2 Garden Products Mix 52
• 5.7 OTHERS 53

6. PRODUCTS 55

• 6.1 PRODUCT MIX 55
• 6.2 SHARE BY PRODUCT 56
• 6.3 PRODUCT SECTOR TRENDS 59
  • 6.3.1 Horticulture 59
  • 6.3.2 Garden Buildings 68
  • 6.3.3 Garden Leisure 72
  • 6.3.4 Garden Equipment 82
  • 6.3.5 Garden Chemicals 88
  • 6.3.6 Garden Sundries 93
  • 6.3.7 Non-Garden Products 110

TABLES AND CHARTS

• CHART 1 PERFORMANCE OF THE UK DOMESTIC GARDEN PRODUCTS MARKET 2002-2012 - BY VALUE £M RSP 8
• CHART 2 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2012 11
• CHART 3 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2012 13
• TABLE 4 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2000-2008 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES 15
• CHART 5 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 CENSUS (' 000) 16
• CHART 6 DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE FOR GARDEN PRODUCTS 19
• CHART 7 PERFORMANCE OF THE UK DOMESTIC GARDEN PRODUCTS MARKET 2002-2008 - BY VALUE (£M RSP) 20
• CHART 8 GROWTH PROSPECTS FOR THE UK DOMESTIC GARDEN PRODUCTS 2008-2012 - BY VALUE (£M RSP) 23
• TABLE 9 HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS 2002-2012 - UNITED KINGDOM (' 000 DWELLINGS) 25
• CHART 10 NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 2002-2008(' 000) 27
• CHART 11 TYPE OF HOUSING COMPLETIONS 1999/00-2007/08 28
• CHART 12 DISTRIBUTION OF GARDEN PRODUCTS 2007 BY VALUE 30
• CHART 13 UK GARDEN CENTRE MARKET 2002-2007 (£M RSP) 32
• TABLE 14 GARDEN CENTRE MARKET SHARES 2007 BY VALUE 33
• CHART 15 GARDEN CENTRE PRODUCT MIX 2007 - BY VALUE 36
• TABLE 16 SWOT ANALYSIS OF UK GARDEN CENTRES 38
• CHART 17 DIY MULTIPLES MARKET - 2002-2007 (£M RSP) 42
• CHART 18 UK DIY MULTIPLES MARKET FOR GARDEN PRODUCTS 1993-2007 (£M RSP) 45
• CHART 19 GARDEN & LEISURE PRODUCTS SHARE BY MAJOR MULTIPLE 2007 46
• CHART 20 DIY MULTIPLES GARDEN PRODUCT MIX 2007 - BY VALUE 47
• CHART 21 HIGH-STREET/GROCERY MULTIPLES GARDEN PRODUCT MIX 2007 - BY VALUE 49
• CHART 22 CATALOGUE/MAIL-ORDER/INTERNET RETAILERS GARDEN PRODUCT MIX 2007 - BY VALUE 53
• CHART 23 MIX OF PRODUCTS WITHIN THE UK DOMESTIC GARDEN PRODUCTS MARKET 2007 - BY VALUE 55
• TABLE 24 PRODUCT MIX 2007 - % SHARE BY SECTOR, BY CHANNEL 56
• TABLE 25 PRODUCT GROUP SHARES IN THE GARDEN CENTRE MARKET 1997-2007 57
• CHART 26 MARKET VALUE OF MAJOR GARDEN PRODUCT SECTORS, ANNUAL TOTALS 1997-2007 (1997 = 100) 58
• CHART 27 DOMESTIC SALES OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS 2002-2008 (£M RSP) 60
• CHART 28 MIX OF PRODUCTS WITHIN THE UK HORTICULTURAL MARKET 2007 - BY VALUE 61
• CHART 29 UK DOMESTIC NURSERY STOCK SALES (£M RSP) 2002-2008 62
• CHART 30 UK DOMESTIC SALES OF HOUSE AND BEDDING PLANTS (£M RSP) 2002-2008 63
• CHART 31 UK MARKET FOR BULBS & SEEDS (£M RSP) 2002-2008 65
• CHART 32 UK DOMESTIC HORTICULTURAL MARKET - SHARE OF SALES BY RETAIL CHANNEL 2007 67
• TABLE 33 UK DOMESTIC MARKET FOR GARDEN BUILDINGS (£M RSP) 2002-2008 68
• CHART 34 CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION - GARDEN BUILDINGS 2007 - % BY VOLUME 71
• CHART 35 UK GARDEN LEISURE MARKET 2002-2008 £M RSP 73
• CHART 36 DOMESTIC GARDEN FURNITURE MARKET 2002-2008 (£M RSP) 74
• CHART 37 GARDEN FURNITURE MARKET BY TYPE OF MATERIAL 2001-2007 75
• CHART 38 UK BARBECUE MARKET VOLUME & VALUE 2002-2008 £M RSP 76
• CHART 39 UK MIX OF BARBECUES BY TYPE - BY VALUE 2001 - 2007 78
• TABLE 40 UK GARDEN LEISURE ACCESSORY MARKET 2002-2008 - BY VALUE £M RSP 79
• CHART 41 CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION FOR GARDEN LEISURE PRODUCTS 2007 - BY VALUE 81
• CHART 42 PERFORMANCE OF THE UK DOMESTIC GARDEN EQUIPMENT MARKET 2002-2008 BY VALUE £M RSP 83
• CHART 43 MIX OF PRODUCTS WITHIN THE UK GARDEN EQUIPMENT MARKET 2007 - BY VALUE 85
• CHART 44 DISTRIBUTION MIX FOR GARDEN EQUIPMENT IN THE UK 2007 - BY VALUE 87
• CHART 45 THE UK GARDEN CHEMICALS MARKET PERFORMANCE 2002-2008 - BY VALUE £M RSP 88
• CHART 46 COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF THE HORTICULTURAL AND GARDEN CHEMICAL MARKETS 2002-2007 - BY % CHANGE YEAR-ON-YEAR 89
• CHART 47 MARKET SHARE OF GARDEN CHEMICALS 2007 - BY VALUE 90
• CHART 48 DISTRIBUTION MIX FOR GARDEN CHEMICALS IN THE UK 2007 - BY VALUE 92
• CHART 49 PERFORMANCE OF THE UK GARDEN SUNDRIES MARKET 2002-2008 - BY VALUE £M RSP 94
• CHART 50 UK DOMESTIC MARKET FOR GARDEN SUNDRIES 2007 - BY VALUE 95
• CHART 51 PERFORMANCE OF THE UK DOMESTIC PAVING MARKET 2002-2008 - BY VALUE £M RSP 96
• CHART 52 PERFORMANCE OF THE UK DOMESTIC POTS AND PLANTERS MARKET 2002-2008 - BY VALUE £M RSP 97
• CHART 53 PERFORMANCE OF THE UK DOMESTIC POND & FOUNTAIN MARKET 2002-2008 - BY VALUE £M RSP 99
• CHART 54 PERFORMANCE OF THE UK DOMESTIC GARDEN LIGHTING MARKET 2002-2008 - BY VALUE £M RSP 101
• CHART 55 PERFORMANCE OF THE UK DOMESTIC FENCING MARKET 2002-2008 - BY VALUE £M RSP 103
• CHART 56 PERFORMANCE OF THE UK DOMESTIC DECKING & WOOD PRODUCTS MARKET 2002-2008 - BY VALUE £M RSP 105
• CHART 57 PERFORMANCE OF THE UK DOMESTIC GARDEN WATER PRODUCTS MARKET 2002-2008 - BY VALUE £M RSP 107
• CHART 58 DISTRIBUTION MIX FOR GARDEN SUNDRIES IN THE UK 2007 - BY VALUE 109