Abstract
Summary: a brief statement of the content of the report
This report offers a comparative analysis of home furniture distribution in 13
European countries (Austria, Belgium-Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the
United Kingdom), providing trends in home furniture consumption, distribution
channels, market shares, retail formats, home furniture imports and short
company profiles.
For each country home furniture consumption is broken down according to
distribution channel: furniture chains, franchises, buying groups; independent
furniture retailers; non-specialist distributors (department stores,
multi-stores, hypermarkets, DIY, mail order); direct sales and craftsmen. The
analysis of furniture distribution by product/segment covers: upholstered
furniture and kitchen furniture.
Home furniture imports are broken down by country, geographical area and
product (upholstered furniture, kitchen furniture, dining and living room
furniture, bedroom furniture).
Short profiles of major home furniture distributors with analyses of sales
performances are also available.
The addresses of about 480 furniture distributors mentioned in the report are
also included.
Among the products considered: home furniture (household furniture,
residential furniture), upholstered furniture, kitchen furniture, living room
furniture, dining room furniture, bedroom furniture, seating (chairs),
high-end furniture (upper-end furniture), and ethnic furniture.
Reports are also available for the following European countries: Austria,
Belgium-Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands,
Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom
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