The Kitchen and Bathroom Furniture Market in the United States

Table of Contents

United States. Kitchen and bathroom furniture: basic data and business performance

• Consumption, mark up, appliances/plumbing products, installation, countertops
• Sales volume of: bathroom, cooking appliances, countertops sheets, dishwashers, hoods, kitchens, luxury sinks, microwave ovens, refrigerators, residential sinks
• Kitchen furniture production, exports, imports, consumption: trend 1997-2006

United States. International trade

• Kitchen furniture exports by country and geographical area, 1998-2004
• Kitchen furniture imports by country and geographical area, 1998-2004

United States. Kitchen furniture: supply structure

• Kitchen furniture supply by states
• Kitchen cabinets production by type: custom, semicustom, stock
• Kitchen furniture sales by:
  • wood species (oak, maple, ash, cherry, walnut, birch, hickory, others)
  • style (wood/traditional, laminated/modern)
• Main suppliers of cabinet doors and drawers
• Main suppliers of countertops:
  • kitchen furniture market by countertop material (laminate, solid surfaces, quartz, tiles, polyester, marble, wood, stainless steel, concrete, others)
• Software for kitchen and bathroom furniture distribution

United States. Distribution and marketing mix of kitchen furniture

• Kitchen an bathroom furniture by distribution channels:
  • dealers, distributors, home improvement, builders, independent K&B dealers, design centers, buying groups, trade marts, designers, custom millworkers, architects
• Breakdown of furniture demand by state
• Reference prices:
  • countertops and appliances by market segment
  • kitchen furniture for selected manufacturers
• Main media:
  • magazines, sector fairs, internet sites
• Payment schedule and typical planning

United States. Competitive system

• Holdings:
  • company profiles
  • main kitchen furniture brands for the major holdings
• Top 50 kithen furniture companies:
  • short profiles
  • sales, estimated market shares, market segment, number of kitchen sold
• The upper end market of kitchen furniture:
  • sales in the upper-middle and upper-end of the market for a sample of kitchen furniture producers
• The contract market:
  • sales and estimated market share of selected contract/builders
• Bathroom furniture sales and estimated market shares of selected companies

United States. Appliances

• Sales of major appliances and related products
• Reference prices by product type and brands
• Estimated market shares for major upper-end appliances

United States. Factor determining the demand

• Building activity
• Population, income and affluent families by selected states
• Life style and purchasing process

Appendix

• Addresses of 593 kitchen and bathroom furniture operators