Home Office Furniture Market - UK 2008-2012

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION 6

2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 7

• 2.1 SUMMARY 7
• 2.2 FUTURE PROSPECTS 8

3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 10

• 3.1 GDP 10
• 3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES 10
• 3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT 11
• 3.4 HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION 12
• 3.5 HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION 13
• 3.6 STERLING 14
• 3.7 POPULATION PROFILE 15
• 3.8 CONCLUSIONS 16

4. UK DOMESTIC FURNITURE MARKET 18

• 4.1 DEFINITION AND MARKET SIZE 18
• 4.2 CONSUMER CHARACTERISTICS 20

5. THE HOME OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET 22

• 5.1. DEFINITION OF HOME OFFICE FURNITURE 22
• 5.2 THE HOME OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET 23
  • 5.2.1 Market Size and Growth 23
  • 5.2.2 Current Situation 24
  • 5.2.3 Growth Prospects 25
• 5.3 OVERALL OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET 28
• 5.4 INTERNATIONAL TRADE 31

6. PRODUCT SECTORS 33

• 6.1 HOME OFFICE FURNITURE PRODUCT TYPES 33
• 6.2 HOME OFFICE FURNITURE PRODUCT MIX 34
• 6.3 HOME OFFICE DESKING 36
• 6.4 HOME OFFICE SEATING 37
• 6.5 HOME OFFICE STORAGE FURNITURE 37
• 6.6 PRODUCT TRENDS 38

7. SUPPLIERS OF HOME OFFICE FURNITURE 39

• 7.1 BACKGROUND 39
• 7.2 MARKET SHARES 39
• 7.3 IMPORT LEVELS 40
• 7.4 KEY SUPPLIERS OF HOME OFFICE FURNITURE 41
  • 7.4.1 Major Suppliers 41
  • 7.4.2 Traditional Furniture Suppliers 44
  • 7.4.3 Importers 44
  • 7.4.4 Other UK Suppliers of Home Office Furniture 45
  • 7.4.5 Office Furniture Suppliers 45
• 7.5 OVERALL COMMERCIAL OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET SUPPLIERS 46
• 7.5.1 Overall Market Shares 46
• 7.5.2 Profiles of the Leading Office Furniture Suppliers 47

8. DISTRIBUTION OF HOME OFFICE FURNITURE PRODUCTS 50

• 8.1 THE SUPPLY STRUCTURE OF THE OVERALL OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET 50
  • 8.1.1 Dealers 51
• 8.2 THE SUPPLY STRUCTURE IN THE HOME OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET 52
• 8.3 THE MAJOR DISTRIBUTORS OF HOME OFFICE FURNITURE 53
  • 8.3.1 Multiple furnishing outlets 53
  • 8.3.2 Office superstores 55
  • 8.3.3 Catalogue retailers and mail order 56
  • 8.3.4 Fitted Furniture specialists 57
  • 8.3.5 Office Furniture Dealers 57
  • 8.3.6 Others 58

TABLES AND CHARTS

• CHART 1 UK HOME OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET 2005-2012 - BY VALUE (£M MSP) 7
• 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 2004-2008 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES 15
• CHART 5 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 CENSUS (' 00) 16
• TABLE 6 THE UK MARKET FOR DOMESTIC FURNITURE 2004-2007 -BY VALUE (£M AT MSP) 18
• CHART 7 PRODUCT MIX UK DOMESTIC FURNITURE MARKET 2007 - % BY VALUE 19
• TABLE 8 AVERAGE WEEKLY HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE 20
• TABLE 9 UK MARKET FOR HOME OFFICE FURNITURE 2002 -2012 £M MSP 23
• CHART 10 UK HOME OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET 2006-2012 (£ MILLION MSP) 25
• TABLE 11 HOMEWORKING & TELEWORKING TRENDS 1997-2005 -NUMBER AND % OF POPULATION 28
• TABLE 12 UK MARKET FOR OFFICE FURNITURE 2000-2010 £M MSP 28
• TABLE 13 COMPARISON OF GROWTH BETWEEN HOME OFFICE & OFFICE FURNITURE 1999-2007 30
• TABLE 14 UK IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF OFFICE FURNITURE (£M) 31
• CHART 15 VALUE MIX OF FLAT PACK/READY ASSEMBLED HOME OFFICE FURNITURE 2007 33
• TABLE 16 PRODUCT MIX UK HOME OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET 2007 BY VALUE MSP 35
• CHART 17 MIX OF HOME OFFICE FURNITURE BY PRODUCT TYPE 2007 BY VALUE 36
• CHART 18 MARKET SHARE OF MAJOR HOME OFFICE FURNITURE SUPPLIERS 2007 BY VALUE 40
• CHART 19 MIX OF UK MADE AND IMPORTED HOME OFFICE FURNITURE 2007 BY VALUE 41
• TABLE 20 UK MARKET SHARE FOR LEADING OFFICE FURNITURE SUPPLIERS IN 2007 47
• CHART 21 DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL SHARE BY VALUE -OFFICE FURNITURE - 2007 50
• CHART 22 DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE FOR HOME OFFICE FURNITURE 2007 BY VALUE 53