Abstract
Summary: a brief statement of the content of the report This report offers a
comprehensive picture of the kitchen furniture sector in Italy, providing
trends and forecasts in kitchen furniture production and consumption, kitchen
furniture imports and exports, kitchen furniture prices, marketing policies,
distribution and main players. It also considers the value and weight of the
built-in appliances on kitchen furniture supply.
The report provides a breakdown of supply of kitchen furniture by cabinet door
material (solid wood, veneer, laminated, decorative paper, thermoplastics,
lacquered, melamine, aluminium, glass), by cabinet door style (classic,
modern) and colour (white, bright, neutral), by cabinet door lacquering
(bright, opaque) and by worktop material (solid surface materials, natural and
engineered stone, laminated, tiles, steel, wood, glass).
A breakdown of Italian kitchen furniture exports and imports is provided by
country and by geographical area.
Trends of kitchen factory prices, data on productive concentration and
employment are also provided. Short company profiles of the major kitchen
furniture manufacturers are included. The report considers, moreover, the
incidence of the investments in promotion, machinery and product design on
turnover in a sample of companies.
The analysis of distribution channels for kitchen furniture covers: direct
sales/contract, kitchen specialists, furniture shops, buying groups large
scale furniture distribution. Short company profiles are also available for
the first 10 large scale furniture chain.
The competitive system analyses the presence of the major kitchen furniture
manufacturers in Italy and their exports. Values are broken down by market
segment (upper range, middle-upper range, middle range, low range kitchens),
by cabinet door material and by geographical area (North West, North East,
Centre, South and Islands). Market share and share of kitchen furniture on
total sales are included for a sample of companies.
Addresses of almost 120 Italian kitchen furniture companies are also included.
Among the considered products: kitchen furniture, kitchens, kitchen cabinet
doors, worktops, built-in appliances, hoods, sinks, ovens, hobs,
refrigerators, dishwashers
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